Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating or wilfully failing to comply with any provision of this code shall be guilty of an infraction for any such violation and shall be subjected to the penalties as provided in Section 1.08.030, unless a different penalty is prescribed or unless the violation is made a misdemeanor. (Ord. 794-95 § 1: Ord. 640-89 § 1: prior code § 1-8(a))