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It shall be the duty of the holder of a license or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of § 203-2 and § 203-3 of this chapter to notify the Departments of Inspections and Licenses, Fire and Police and the occupants of spaces to be fumigated, respectively, of his intention to conduct a fumigation in a building, vessel, car or enclosed space within the City. Such notification shall be given so as to be received by each of the aforesaid Departments and the occupants of the premises to be fumigated at least four (4) hours prior to the commencement of the fumigation.

A. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the fumigation of any premises shall see that all premises, buildings, vessels or enclosed spaces are entirely vacated by human beings, pets or animals of commercial value prior to said fumigation, unless partial vacation of the premises is recommended by the Committee on Pest Control. B. The Commissioner of Fire is authorized to order any occupant of a premises or part thereof to temporarily vacate the same for the time required to complete the fumigation process or for such time as he shall deem necessary to correct insanitary conditions or to protect the public health and safety.

A. All crevices, cracks or openings in the buildings, vessels or spaces that are to be fumigated shall be effectively sealed prior to fumigation so as to prevent the escape of gas during the process of fumigation, and the fumigators must see that persons in buildings adjoining the fumigated area are not endangered. All windows accessible to entry must be locked or, in the absence of locks, must be nailed shut by said fumigators. B. It shall be the duty of the holder of any license as fumigator or exterminator to make or cause to be made a careful examination of all parts of such spaces that are to be vacated to see that all openings in such spaces are properly sealed.

A. No license shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation to engage in the practice and business of pest control as a fumigator or exterminator under a Type A license or as an exterminator only under a Type B license by the Director of Licenses and Permits until such applicant shall file with the Comptroller a policy or liability insurance or bond, approved as to form by the Corporation Counsel and as to sufficiency of surety by the Comptroller, protecting the City of Buffalo against any claim for property damage up to and including one thousand dollars ($1,000.) and against any claim for personal injury in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.) for injury to one (1) person and in a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000.) f...

Prior to the actual fumigation process, suitable warning signs shall be posted on all doors or entrances or, in the case of vessels, on gangplanks and ladders leading from the docks or piers, to read as follows: skull and crossbones (sketch or picture) "DANGER. FUMIGATING WITH POISONOUS GASES. ALL PERSONS WARNED TO KEEP AWAY." Such signs shall be printed in red ink on white cardboard, with letters at least two (2) inches in height.

It shall be the duty of the licensed fumigator of exterminator engaged in the operation of fumigation or extermination to supply either a capable, full-time watchman to patrol the fumigated area or to visit or cause to be visited by some person in his employ the fumigated area at stated intervals as provided in the rules and regulations aforesaid; provided, however that if the fumigator can lock all entrances by special approved safety lock of his own, the watchman and visitations may be dispensed with. This lock must have the approval of the Committee on Pest Control.

A. It is hereby declared unlawful to sell or give away fumigants except to a person, firm or corporation holding a Type A license as provide in §§ 203-8 and 203-9 of this chapter or a person holding a permit for the use of a fumigant provided in § 203-3, unless a signed statement is obtained from the recipient of such fumigants to be effect that the same will not be used for purpose of fumigating any building or part thereof used for human habitation or otherwise in contravention of the provisions of this chapter. B. Nothing in this chapter contained shall be deemed to apply to the sale of economic poisons used in agricultural or industrial arts or products used for the control of insects, animals or other pests when sold in the original, unbroken cont...

No license shall be issued to any person to engage in the practice of pest control as an employee-operator under a Type C license or an employee-operator under a Type D license by the Director of Licenses and Permits until such applicant shall file an affidavit sworn to by his employer that said employer is licensed under this chapter, either by a Type A or a Type B license, and has, on file with the Comptroller of the City of Buffalo, public liability and property damage insurance policies or a bond and evidence of compensation insurance as provided in this chapter.

All employers, upon discharge of a licensed operator, shall notify the Commissioner of Inspections and Licenses of such termination within one (1) week from the date thereof.

A crew of two (2) men must be present at each fumigation, both at the time of releasing the gas and at the time of opening the fumigated spaces for ventilation. These shall be either two (2) holders of a Type A or a Type C license or one (1) holder of Type A or Type C license and the other person familiar with fumigation procedure and qualified in the use of gas masks and modern methods of resuscitation.

The fee for filing an application for a license hereunder and the examination therefor shall be as provided in Chapter 175, Fees.

A. When the space to be fumigated is sealed, a thorough inspection shall be made by the licensed fumigator, and any contents or movable material that may be liable to cause a fire shall be corrected or removed before the fumigant is released into the space to be fumigated. During the fumigation and ventilation period, the use of matches and lights with unprotected flames shall be prohibited. No smoking shall be allowed upon the fumigated premises. B. Only electric lanterns or flashlights approved for hazardous locations shall be used for light during the fumigation and ventilation period, except that electric lights may be used if the electrical installation in any location where flammable vapors or gases may exist complies with the provisions of Artic...

[HISTORY. Derived from Sec. 16 of Ch. IX of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974, of the City of Buffalo. Amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES Amusements — See Ch. 75. Games of chance — See Ch. 213. Peace and good order — See Ch. 313.

No person, except public officers in the discharge of their duty, shall attend or frequent any place where gaming or gambling is conducted, suffered or permitted or any place operated or occupied as a common gaming or gambling house or room.

[HISTORY: Derived from Art. XX of Ch. VII of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974, of the City of Buffalo. Amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 69. Amusements — See Ch. 75. Fortune-telling — See Ch. 196. Gambling — See Ch. 209. Sunday activities — See Ch. 425.

The Common Council finds the raising of funds for the promotion of bona fide charitable, educational, scientific, health, religious and patriotic causes and undertakings, where the beneficiaries are undetermined, to be in the public interest, and that the mandate of Article I, § 9, of the Constitution of the State of New York, as amended, should be carried out by rigid regulations to prevent commercialized gambling, prevent participation by criminal and other undesirable elements and prevent the diversion of funds from the purposes herein authorized.

A. As used in this chapter, the terms "authorized games of chance lessor," "authorized organization," "authorized supplier of games of chance equipment," "games of chance," "lawful purposes," "net lease," "net proceeds" and "one occasion" shall have the meanings designated in the definitions set forth in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law and any amendments thereto. B. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BOARD The New York State Racing and Wagering Board.

CLERK OR CITY CLERK The Commissioner of Inspections and Licenses of the City of Buffalo.

GAMES OF CHANCE CURRENCY Legal tender or a form of scrip or chips authorized by the Board, any of which may be used at the discretion of the games of chance lessee.