A.    Any person, firm or corporation who transfers or sells any lot or land in a subdivision, as defined in this chapter, which subdivision has not been approved by the Planning Commission and, except as provided for in Section 16.58.030, also approved by the City Council of Vernal City, and recorded in the office of the Uintah County recorder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each lot or parcel of land so transferred or sold, and the description of such lot or parcel of land by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer shall not exempt the transaction from such penalties or from the remedies herein provided. The City may enjoin such transfer or sale or agreement by action for injunction brought in any court of equity jurisdiction or may recover the penalty by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

    B.    Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred ninety-nine (299) dollars or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court. (PZSC § 03-28-012)