(A) The Local or County Health Officer shall have the authority to order, in writing, the owner or occupant of any private premises in the town to remove from such premises within a reasonable length of time and at his or her own expense any source of filth, cause of sickness, or condition conducive to the breeding of insects or rodents that might contribute to the transmission of disease or any other condition adversely affecting the public health; failure to do so shall constitute an offense. Such order shall be served on the owner or occupant (or his or her agent) of the premises by the Local or County Health Officer or a police officer. If the premises are unoccupied and the residence of the owner, occupant, or agent is unknown or is out of state, the order may be served by posting a copy thereof on the premises or by publication in at least one issue of a newspaper having a general circulation in the town or county.
(B) If the order is not complied with, the Health Officer may cause the order to be executed, and the cost thereof shall be certified to the Town Clerk; the cost of abating such nuisance shall be added to the municipal utility bill of the owner or occupant, if he or she is a user of any municipal utility service, and shall become due and payable and be subject to the same regulations relating to delinquency in payment as the utility bill itself. If such owner or occupant is not a user of any municipal utility service, such costs, after certification to the Town Clerk, may be collected in any manner in which any other debt due the town may be collected.
(Prior Code, § 14-11)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 63 O.S. § 1-1011