A. For the purposes of this section, "Rat Harborage" is defined to be any place wherein conditions exist which provide shelter or protection for rats or other vermin or which favor the propagation thereof.
B. The maintenance of any building or premises, or the conduct of any business or activity, in such manner as to create or maintain a rat harborage, whether within the City or within one mile of the corporate limits of the City, is dangerous to the public health and is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance.
C. The Medical Director or the Administrator, shall have authority to take any necessary action, pursuant to article 5 of this chapter, to abate any rat harborage which does or may exist within the City. (Ord. 1686; 1968 Code §11-146; 1980 Code; Ord. 82-226; Ord. 96-109; Ord. 01-42)