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)