(1) Any violation of any provision of this chapter is a Class 1 civil infraction that will be heard and determined by municipal court of the town of Cathlamet in accord with the provisions of Chapter 7.80 RCW as now or hereafter amended. The maximum penalty and the default amount for a Class 1 civil infraction shall be $250.00 per day for each violation, not including statutory assessments and costs of response and control which may be assessed by the court. Each such violation shall be a separate and distinct offense, and in case of a continuing violation each day’s continuance shall be a separate and distinct violation.

(2) Each act of commission or omission which procures, aids, or abets in the violation of any provision of this chapter shall be considered a violation of this chapter and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in this section.

(3) In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this chapter, the Cathlamet fire department and any fire protection district called to respond to, control, or extinguish an illegal or out-of-control fire may charge and recover from the person responsible for the fire, the costs of its response and control action plus costs of collection and a reasonable attorney’s fee, if any. (Ord. 368 § 11, 1995)