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Any person convicted of a misdemeanor or infraction for violating any of the provisions of this title in the keeping or maintenance of any nuisance as herein defined shall, in addition to any fine or imprisonment imposed by the Court in such action, be ordered to forthwith abate and remove the nuisance; and if the same is not done by the offender within 24 hours, the same shall be abated and removed under the direction the officer authorized by the order of said Court, which order of abatement shall be entered upon the docket of the Court and made a part of the judgment in the action. Any such person shall be liable for all costs and expenses of abating the same when the nuisance has been abated by any officer or authorized representative of the City or the animal control agency, which costs and expenses shall be taxed as part of the costs of the prosecution against the party, liable to be recovered as other costs are recovered; and in all cases where the officer or representative is authorized by the Court, shall abate any nuisance and he/she shall keep an account of all expenses attending the abatement; and in addition to the other powers herein given to collect the costs and expenses, the City may bring suit for the same in any Court of competent jurisdiction against the person keeping or maintaining the nuisance so abated. [Ord. 205 § 2, 1999; Ord. 40 § 1, 1996.]