§ 485-040. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES

(a)

Misdemeanor. Any person or Responsible Party who violates any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b)

Administrative Citation. An administrative citation may be issued by an Enforcement Officer to any person or Responsible Party who violates any of the provisions of this Chapter pursuant to the procedures as set forth in Chapter 87 of the Sutter County Ordinance Code.

(1)

Each person who violates any provision of this Code as it relates to the possession, use, storage, sale and/or display of Dangerous Fireworks shall be subject to the imposition and payment of an administrative fine in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the first violation; and a fine in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for any subsequent violation.

(2)

Administrative fines collected pursuant to this section shall not be subject to Health and Safety Code Section 12706.

(3)

Fines collected pursuant to this Chapter related to Dangerous Fireworks shall be subject to Health and Safety Code Section 12726 which provides that 65 percent of all administrative fines or penalties collected by the County shall be forwarded to the Controller of the State of California for deposit in the State Marshal Fireworks Enforcement and Disposal Fund, as described in Health and Safety Code Section 12728.

( Ord. No. 1651, § 2, 6-12-2018 )