That a certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Laurie, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2000 Edition, including Appendix Chapters A through G, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Laurie for regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the City of Laurie and providing for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Fire Code, 2000 Edition, published by the International Code Council, on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Laurie are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Article.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article or of the Code adopted in this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the City or County Jail for a period of not exceeding three (3) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.