Township of Franklin, NJ Insect, Rodent and Weed Control

Trailer courts shall be kept free of receptacles and other articles which may hold water and provide temporary breeding places for mosquitoes. Permanent mosquito control measures such as draining or filling depressions in which water may collect shall be taken by the person licensed to operate a trailer court and supplemental larvicidal measures shall be provided by him when necessary.

Fly breeding shall be controlled by eliminating the insanitary practices which provide breeding places. Garbage cans shall be repaired or replaced when so damaged that they will leak or their lids do not fit in a fly-tight manner. The area surrounding the garbage can racks or holders shall not be permitted to become littered with garbage nor saturated with waste liquids from garbage. All garbage cans shall be washed frequently and fastened to racks or holders to prevent overturning.

The growth of brush, weeds and grass in trailer court area shall be controlled. Insecticidal measures shall be applied if necessary or if requested for this reason by the administrative authority.

All food-handling establishments and service buildings shall be ratproofed.

Storage areas shall be maintained in such a manner as to eliminate the possibility of rodent harborage. The space beneath trailer coaches shall not be used to store supplies. Lumber, pipe and other building material shall be stored at least 18 inches above the ground.