Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of the ordinances of Monroe shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless an alternative penalty is required by state law. Any persons convicted of a misdemeanor under the ordinances of Monroe shall be punished by a fine of up to one thousand dollars or by imprisonment up to ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of the ordinances of Monroe is committed, continued, or permitted by any such person, and he shall be punished accordingly. Criminal penalties shall only be pursued outside of MMC Title 22 if civil enforcement has not prevented illegal conduct in the past by the defendant or if no civil enforcement mechanism is available for the violation in question. (Ord. 033/2008 § 1; Ord. 477, 1968)