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The methods of treatment of any collection of water for the purpose of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes must be approved by the director, the city health officer, or the city environmental health officer or their duly authorized representatives, and may be one or more of the following:
(1) Screening with wire netting of at least 16 meshes to the inch one way or any other material that will effectually prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes.
(2) Complete emptying every seven days of unscreened containers together with their thorough drying or cleaning.
(3) Using an approved larvicide.
(4) Covering completely the surface of the water with kerosene, petroleum, or paraffin oil once every seven days.
(5) Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions, and stocking with mosquito-destroying fish; absence of half-grown mosquito larvae is evidence of compliance with the measure.
(6) Filling or draining to the satisfaction of the director, the city health officer, or the city environmental health officer, or their duly authorized representatives.
(7) Proper disposal of tin cans, tin boxes, broken or empty bottles, and similar articles likely to hold water. (Code 1941, Art. 86-39; Ord. 27697)
If any person responsible for the existence of any condition that gives rise or is likely to give rise to the breeding of mosquitoes fails or refuses to immediately take all necessary measures directed by the director, the city health officer, or the city environmental health officer or their duly authorized representatives to prevent the same in accordance with the terms of this article, after notice to do so, that person commits an offense. (Code 1941, Art. 86-40; Ord. Nos. 19963; 27697)
It shall hereafter be unlawful to own, use, keep or maintain within the corporate limits of the city any cistern or cisterns, tub or tubs, barrels or other receptacles for the storing of water therein without having the top of such cisterns, tubs, barrels or other receptacles covered with a wooden or metallic cover or wire screen or material, or by two or more characters of coverings, so constructed and adjusted as to prevent any mosquitoes from entering into any such cisterns, tubs, barrels or other receptacles, or from coming in contact with the water therein. (Code 1941, Art. 86-42)
(a) Definition. In this section, TIRE means any motorcycle, automobile, truck, trailer, tractor, or other vehicle tire.
(b) Roofed structure required. Every person owning, managing, operating, leasing, or renting any premises where one or more new, used, or old tires are stored or allowed to accumulate shall keep the tires under a roofed structure on the premises that is:
(1) of sufficient capacity to contain the tires and keep them from being exposed to rain, irrigation, or any other source of water;
(2) kept clean and free from the accumulation of any material or substance that might attract flies, rodents, or other insects or pests; and
(3) kept locked or otherwise secured to prevent the tires from being removed from the structure without the express authorization of the person owning, managing, operating, leasing, or renting the premises.
(c) Inspections, investigations, and enforcement. The director, the city health officer, the city environmental health officer, and their authorized agents or representatives, and police officers, code enforcement officers, and any other persons designated by the city council or the city manager, have the authority and responsibility to conduct inspections, investigations, and enforcement activities on all premises within the city to ensure compliance with this section.
(d) Penalty.
(1) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a separate offense for each day or part of a day during which the violation is committed, continued, or permitted. Each offense, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000.
(2) A culpable mental state is not required for the commission of an offense under this section.
(3) Prosecution for an offense under Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not prevent the use of other enforcement remedies or procedures applicable to the person charged with, or the conduct involved in, the offense. (Ord. Nos. 25635; 27697)
It shall be unlawful for any person to traffic in or sell any of the mineral water known as Gill Well water save and except such person as may exercise such right under a contract with the city.
The term “traffic in” Gill Well water shall mean any person deriving a compensation from the business of delivering or soliciting orders for or selling Gill Well water, or who may make a livelihood out of delivery or soliciting orders, or the sale of same. (Code 1941, Arts. 156-1, 156-2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully interfere with, trespass upon, deface or abuse any of the property, pipes, faucets or connections connected with Gill Well or the water flowing from such pipes, without first obtaining the permission of the city council. (Code 1941, Art. 156-3)
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