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.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.201)
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 populace 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; and
(5) 
An object, place, or condition that is a possible and probable medium of disease transmission to or between humans.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.202)
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.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.203)
No person may inspect, install, construct, alter, or repair an on-site sewage facility system for compensation unless such person is registered by the department of state health services 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.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.204)
Premises occupied or used as residences or for businesses 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.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.205)
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 department of state health services. The disposal system shall be sufficient to prevent the pollution of surface soil, the contamination of a drinking water supply, the infection 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 good public health engineering practices or in any other manner that does not create a public health nuisance. 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.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.206)