No person owning or in control of any property shall allow upon any such property any well, cistern, vault or other pit except the same be covered by a good, safe and substantial covering made of iron or lumber, and securely fastened in such a manner that the same cannot be removed by children; provided that any person may have upon his or her premises a well closed by a high board fence or other substantial enclosure at least five feet high. Any type of well uncovered to without a fence is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
Penalty, see § 130.99
Cross-reference:
Nuisances, see Ch. 90