In this article:
Drinking water.
Water distributed by an individual or public or private agency for human consumption, for use in preparing food or beverages, or for use in cleaning a utensil or article used in preparing food or beverages for, or consuming food or beverages by, human beings.
Human excreta.
The urinary and bowel discharges of a human.
Person.
An individual, corporation, organization, government, business trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity.
Privy.
A facility for the disposal of human excreta.
Sanitary.
A condition of good order and cleanliness that precludes the probability of disease transmission.
Septic tank.
A covered water-type tank designed for sewage treatment.
(Ordinance 162 adopted 12/19/89; 2004 Code, sec. 6.201)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the town, shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1.01.009 of this code, and each and every day any such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 162 adopted 12/19/89; 2004 Code, sec. 6.207)
Each of the following is a public health nuisance:
(1) 
A condition or place that is a breeding place for flies and that is in a populated area.
(2) 
Sewage, human excreta, wastewater, garbage, or other organic wastes deposited, stored, discharged, or exposed in such a way as to be a potential instrument or medium in disease transmission to a person or between persons.
(3) 
A vehicle or container that is used to transport garbage, human excreta, or other organic material and that is defective and allows leakage or spilling of contents.
(4) 
The maintenance of an open surface privy or an overflowing septic tank so that the contents may be accessible to flies.
(5) 
An object, place, or condition that is a possible and probable medium of disease transmission to or between humans.
(Ordinance 162 adopted 12/19/89; 2004 Code, sec. 6.202)
A person shall abate a public health nuisance existing in or on a place the person possesses as soon as the person knows that the nuisance exists. The mayor, building official or other designated representative of the town acting as the local health authority by designation of the town council who receives information and proof that a public health nuisance exists in the town shall issue a written notice ordering the abatement of the nuisance to any person responsible for the nuisance. The notice shall specify the nature of the public health nuisance and designate a reasonable time within which the nuisance must be abated. If the nuisance is not abated within the time specified by the notice, further legal action may be taken as is deemed advisable by the town council.
(Ordinance 162 adopted 12/19/89; 2004 Code, sec. 6.203)
No person may inspect, install, construct, alter, or repair an on-site sewage facility system for compensation unless such person is registered by the state commission on environmental quality, or is working under the direct supervision of a person duly registered with the state commission on environmental quality, or is exempted from such registration. Any such person desiring to undertake any of such activities within the town shall file a copy of his registration with the town secretary. Such registration shall be renewed annually. These requirements shall not apply to any person authorized by state law to conduct on-site sewage facility regulatory functions.
(Ordinance 162 adopted 12/19/89; 2004 Code, sec. 6.204)
Premises occupied or used as residences or for business or pleasure shall be kept in a sanitary condition. Kitchen waste, laundry waste, or sewage may not be allowed to accumulate in, discharge into, or flow into a public place, gutter, street, or highway. Waste products of any kind may not be stored, deposited, or disposed of in a manner that may cause pollution of the surrounding land, the contamination of groundwater or surface water, or the breeding of insects or rodents.
(Ordinance 162 adopted 12/19/89; 2004 Code, sec. 6.205)
Human excreta shall be disposed of through properly managed sewers, treatment tanks, chemical toilets, or privies constructed and maintained in conformity with the specifications of the state commission on environmental quality and the sewage facility code of the town. The disposal system shall be sufficient to prevent the pollution of surface soil, the contamination of a drinking water supply, the infestation of flies or cockroaches, or the creation of any other public health nuisance. Effluent from septic tanks shall be disposed of through a subsurface drainage field designed in accordance with the aforesaid sewage facility code of the town. A privy may not be constructed within the town. Material and human excreta removed from any place within the town shall be handled in a manner that does not create a public health nuisance.
(Ordinance 162 adopted 12/19/89; 2004 Code, sec. 6.206)