(a) For the purpose of eliminating all rats that may remain in any business building after rat stoppage has been carried into effect, all store rooms, warehouses or other business buildings in the city shall be provided, by the owner, occupant, agent or any other person in custody of such building, with one or more traps, which shall be kept set and freshly baited at frequent intervals, and maintained in good working condition and inspected daily, and any rat caught therein shall be killed, removed daily and disposed of in a manner acceptable to the code enforcement department, and such trap reset and rebaited.
(b) Rats may also be destroyed by poisoning and fumigating in a manner approved by the health officer or by an authorized agency of the U.S. Public Health Service or the state board of health, subject to applicable laws and ordinances relating to poisonous substances and fumigators.
(Prior Code, § 13-36; Ord. of 9-11-1985)