§ 153.256 PUBLIC HEALTH.
   The following are declared to be nuisances endangering public health and are prohibited:
   (A)   Causing or allowing the effluent from any cesspool, septic tank, drain field, or human sewage disposal system to discharge upon the surface of the ground, or dumping the contents thereof at any place except as authorized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency;
   (B)   Causing or allowing the pollution of any public well, cistern, stream, lake, canal, or body of water by sewage, industrial waste, or other substances;
   (C)   Failing to dispose of carcasses of animals within 24 hours after death;
   (D)   Any use that discharges through evaporation into the atmosphere, on the soil surface or in the subsoil, within or beyond the boundaries of the lot wherein such use is located, toxic or noxious matter in such concentration as to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, or welfare, or cause injury or damage to property or business;
   (E)   The ownership, possession, or control of any unused refrigerator or other container with doors which fasten automatically when closed, of sufficient size to retain any person, and which is exposed and accessible to the public, without removing the doors, lids, hinges or latches, or providing locks to prevent access by the public.
(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010)