(a) Violates, or procures, aids or abets in the violation of any final order or determination concerning the application of a provision of any code adopted in this chapter; or

(b) Engages in or procures, aids or abets any other person to engage in any conduct or activity for which a permit, certificate, label or other formal authorization is required by any code adopted in this chapter, or any other regulation issued thereunder without first having obtained the required permit, certificate or label or other formal authorization therefor, shall be subject to a civil penalty upon conviction thereof of not less than $50, nor more than $200 for a first offense. For a second offense committed within 12 months from the date that the first offense was committed, a penalty of not less than $200, nor more than $400. For a third offense committed within a 12-month period from the date the first offense was committed, the penalty shall be $500. In the case of a continuing violation, every day’s continuance of the violation is a separate violation.