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As used in this section:
Shall mean any condition which provides shelter or protection
for rodents or which favors their multiplication and continued existence.
Shall mean permanent construction, alterations, repairs,
devices, methods, or means to prevent the ingress of rodents into
buildings or structures from the exterior or from one building to
another. "Rodent proofing" shall consist essentially of the closing,
with materials or equipment impervious to rodent gnawing, of all openings
in the exterior walls, ground first floors, basements, roofs, sewers,
and foundations which may be reached by rodents from the ground by
climbing or by burrowing. As applied to buildings or structures, "rodent
proofing" shall be interpreted to mean a continuous masonry foundation
of the size and depth required by the Uniform Building Code and other
requirements for a building of the same occupancy for clearances beneath
wood joists, wall coverings adjacent to the top foundation, and the
protection of roof and foundation openings and such other methods
and means as will provide an equivalent effect and are approved by
Community Development and Environmental Resources.
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All buildings and structures shall be rodent proofed and maintained
in a rodent proof and rodent free condition.
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When determined by Community Development and Environmental Resources
that any building or structure constitutes a rodent harborage, the
Department may serve a notice in writing upon the person possessing
such building or structure to rodent proof such building or structure,
or any portion thereof, within a reasonable time.
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No person shall possess, occupy, or maintain, or cause or permit
another person to occupy or maintain, any building, structure, vehicle,
or other place in such a condition as will permit the breeding or
harboring therein or thereon of rodents or other vermin.
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All food or food products intended for human or animal consumption
shall be kept or stored in rodent free and rat proofed containers,
compartments, rooms, buildings or structures.
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No person shall use any building or structure which is infested
with rodents or which, in the opinion of the Community Development
and Environmental Resources Department, is likely to become infested
with rodents for the manufacture, preparation, storage, display, or
service of any food or food product, unless such building is made
free of rodents and is rodent proofed.
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No person shall accumulate or permit the accumulation on any
place, premises, or open lot of any lumber, building materials, boxes,
paper, rags, or other materials which may be permitted to remain thereon
and which may serve as a rodent harborage, unless such materials shall
be placed on open racks which are elevated not less than eighteen
(18") inches above the ground and evenly piled or stacked or otherwise
made reasonably unsuitable as a rodent harborage in such manner as
may be approved by the Community Development and Environmental Resources
Department.
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No person shall place, leave, dump, or permit to accumulate
any garbage or refuse in any building, structure, or place so that
such building, structure, or place shall afford food and harborage
for rodents.
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It shall be unlawful for any person possessing any building
or structure, or any contractor, utility company, plumber, or any
other person, to remove any rodent proofing from any building or structure
for any purpose and to fail to restore such rodent proofing in a satisfactory
condition or to make any new openings in such building or structure
which openings are not subsequently closed or sealed against the entrance
of rodents.
