(a) Failure to pay the registration fee within thirty days after the day on which it is due shall render the registration expired.

(b) If any taxpayer fails, neglects or refuses to renew his registration, the city may seek court action including injunctive relief to prohibit the business from continued operation within the city if the registration fees are unpaid.

(c) Any person who knowingly fails or refuses to comply with any provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the city clerk/treasurer, or supplies false or fraudulent information in required declarations or statements, or abets violation of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars. If the violation of or failure to comply with provisions or requirements of this chapter is of a continuing duration, then each day shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 1778,, 2009.)