The
owner or agent of any building, structure, or premises where a violation
of any provision or regulation of the International Fuel Gas Code, 2018
Edition, has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee or tenant
of an entire building or premises where such violation has been committed
or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder, contractor,
or any other person who commits, takes part in, or assists in any
such violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor which shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and every day that such violation
continues, and if the violation shall be willful, upon conviction
thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for
each and every day that such violation shall continue, or by imprisonment
for ten (10) days for each and every day that such violation shall
continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion
of the Marshfield Municipal Court. Any person who, having been served
with an order to remove any violation, shall fail to comply with said
order from which no timely appeal has been taken, within ten (10)
days after such service, or shall continue to violate any provision
under this Code in the respect named in such order, shall also be
subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
per day. The authorities of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, may,
in addition to other remedies, institute any appropriate action or
proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, use of demolition to
restrain, correct or abate such violation, and to prevent the occupancy
of any building, structure or land, or to prevent any act, conduct,
business or use in or about such premises which is violative of the
provisions of the International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 Edition, as adopted
herein.