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(4) No utilities shall be turned on in the building until full compliance with all outstanding City codes and compliance with this article; however, temporary drops in service may be permitted ifnecessary for conshuction wark to bring the building back into compliance with all applicable codes. Section 7-89. Penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful to enter a building for which a secured building permit has been issued, unless such person is the owner ar the owner's duly authorized agent. (b) It shall be unlawful to remove securing material from a building for which a secured building permit has been issued. (c) It shall be unlawful to sell securing material, properly or appropriately stenciled or marked as such, which has been removed from a building for which a secured building permit has been issued and is currently in effect. (d) It shall be unlawful to purchase securing material which has been appropriately stenciled or marked and which has been removed from a building for which a secured building permit has been issued and is currently in effect. (e) It shall be unlawful to seek the issuance of a secured building permit under false pretenses. (f) Any person who shall violate the terms and provisions of this article, including those activities specifically prohibited under this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine as provided in section 1-6 ofthe Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas." Section 5. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $2,000.00, and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense. Section 6. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris thatthe sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases ofthis ordinance are severable and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of this ordinance, and such remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 7. That Section 2 of this ordinance notwithstanding, the repeal of prior Article III of Chapter 7, Sections 7-46 through 7-53 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, shall not affect any pending or subsequent prosecution or other litigation for violations of the Page 22 of 23