We have a banner showing a chicken. We also have a sign for eggs for sale. We are threatened with 2 tickets. Is the banner art.

Do you need a permit or something for the signs? Get one if you want to sell eggs. Get a flag pole and run up the banner. People have flags on their houses all the time.

Depends on what the tickets are for; i.e. are they a nuisance? Are they advertisements in a zoned residential area? Do you need a permit to sell eggs? Are they obstructing line of sight for people on the road? Your outcome in court all depends on what exactly the charges are, but $500 each sounds pretty steep. You should talk to an attorney from your area to see what he can work out with the prosecutor.