In addition to or as an alternative to any other penalty provided herein or by law, any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any violation is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person, firm, or corporation shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, no person shall be deemed guilty of any violation of this chapter if acting in an investigative capacity pursuant to the request or order of the sheriff or town attorney or duly appointed agent thereof. (Ord. 414 § 2, 2000)