Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or knowingly or intentionally misrepresenting to any authorized officer of this city any material fact in procuring the license or permit provided for in this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment for term not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, nevertheless, that any violation or offense may be deemed an infraction as defined by Section 19c of the California Penal Code and charged as such in the discretion and at the election of the prosecuting attorney, in which event the punishment therefore shall not be imprisonment but a fine not to exceed the amount specified by Government Code Section 36900, as then in effect. Every day any violation of any provision of this chapter continues constitutes a separate and chargeable offense. (Ord. 470 § 2 (part), 1991: prior code § 12-29)