The appropriately appointed or assigned City official(s) or its Zoning Officer shall enforce the provisions of this article. Enforcement means the following:

Should any tree requiring the issuance of a removal/protection permit be removed without such permit, the City or its Zoning Officer shall, in addition to any other enforcement measures take, according to Subsection A above, issue a tree removal summons returnable in Municipal Court to the property owner(s) or person(s) exercising dominion and control over the property and any contractor(s) or individual(s) who actually removed said trees. The tree removal municipal summons shall expose the aforesaid persons and/or entities to penalties on a per-tree basis for each individual tree removed without the requisite tree removal/protection permit.

Upon conviction in Municipal Court for removal of any tree without the requisite removal/protection permit, the property owner and/or person(s) who actually cut down such tree shall be subject to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, a period of community service not exceeding 90 days or a fine as follows: