For the purposes of this article the phrase "collections of
water" shall be defined and held to be those contained in ditches,
pools, ponds, excavations, holes, depressions, open cesspools, privy
vaults, fountains, cisterns, tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs
(except horse troughs in frequent use), urns, cans, boxes, bottles,
tubs, buckets, defective house roof gutters, tanks or flush closets
or other similar water containers.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-31)
It shall be unlawful for any person to have, keep, maintain,
cause or permit within the city any collection of standing or flowing
water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, unless such
collection of water is treated so as effectually to prevent such breeding.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-32)
The method of treatment of any collections of water directed
toward the prevention of breeding of mosquitoes shall be approved
by the accredited health officer, and may be any one or more of the
following:
(1) Screening
with wire netting of at least sixteen (16) meshes to the inch each
way or with any other material which will effectually prevent the
ingress or egress of mosquitoes;
(2) Complete
emptying every seven (7) days of unscreened containers, together with
their thorough drying or cleaning;
(3) Using
a larvicide approved and applied under the direction of the health
officer;
(4) Covering
completely the surface of the water with kerosene, petroleum or paraffin
oil once every seven (7) days;
(5) Cleaning
and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions,
and stocking with mosquito destroying fish;
(6) Filling
or draining to the satisfaction of the health officer;
(7) Proper
disposal by removal or destruction of tin cans, tin boxes, broken
or empty bottles and similar articles likely to hold water.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-33)
The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing or running
water shall be evidence that mosquitoes are breeding therein, and
failure to prevent such breeding within three (3) days after notice
by the health officer shall be deemed a violation of this article.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-34)
Should the person responsible for conditions giving rise to
the breeding of mosquitoes fail or refuse to take necessary measures
to prevent the same within three (3) days after due notice has been
given to him, the health officer is hereby authorized to do so, and
all necessary cost incurred by him for this purpose shall be a charge
against the property owner or other person offending, as the case
may be.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-35)
For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article,
the health officer or his duly accredited agent acting under his authority
may at all reasonable times enter in and upon any premises within
his jurisdiction; and any person charged with any of the duties imposed
by this article failing within the time designated by this article
or within the time stated in the notice of the health officer as the
case may be, to perform such duties, or to carry out the necessary
measures to the satisfaction of the health officer, shall be deemed
guilty of a separate violation of this article.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-36)