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Sec. 18-7. Premises kept free from discarded appliances, vegetation, etc.
   (a)   Every person owning or occupying any premises shall keep such premises free from all trash and all other forms of offensive animal or vegetable matter or refuse which may be dangerous or prejudicial to the public health, constitute a fire hazard or which may constitute a public nuisance or an attractive nuisance to children.
   (b)   Every person owning or occupying property shall dispose of all cut or fallen trees, stumps, limbs, leaves and all other vegetable matter or refuse, and the same shall not be permitted to remain upon any property within the town, except as provided for in this chapter for home composting [section 18-10].
   (c)   No person shall leave or permit to remain outside of any dwelling, building or other structure, or within any unoccupied or abandoned building, dwelling or other structure under his control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned, unattended or discarded icebox, refrigerator, stove or other container which has an airtight door or lid, snaplock or other locking device which may not be released from the inside, without first removing said door or lid, snaplock or other locking device from the icebox, refrigerator, stove or container.
(Code 1982, § 10-19; Ord. No. 92-36, § 1, 6-11-1992; Ord. No. 93-05, § 1, 2-11-1993)