(a) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property that contains a pond, pool or container holding unwholesome, impure or offensive water that creates an unreasonable and noxious odor in a public place or that is detrimental to the health of humans.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property which contains any drain, ditch, tank or gutter that is maintained in such a manner that creates an unreasonable and noxious odor in a public place or that is detrimental to the health of humans.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property which has an overflowing septic tank or has sewage leaking from any pipes onto the premises.
(d) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property that contains a condition or place that is a breeding ground for rats.
(e) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property that contains a collection of water that is a breeding place for mosquitoes.
(f) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property that contains a condition or place that is a breeding ground for flies or cockroaches.
(g) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of a place where sleeping accommodations are offered to the public where ectoparasites suspected to be disease carriers are present.
(h) A person commits an offense if the person operates or causes the operation of a vehicle or container used to transport garbage, human excreta or other organic material, when such vehicle or container allows the leaking or spillage of its contents.
(i) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property and accumulates or allows the accumulation of garbage on the property in a manner that creates an unreasonable and noxious odor in a public place, that provides a breeding ground or harborage for vectors, or that is detrimental to the health of humans.
(j) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property and accumulates or allows the accumulation of any solid waste or recyclables upon the property except in solid waste containers of a type approved by the director of department of environmental management.
(k) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property and accumulates or allows the accumulation of solid waste or recyclables upon the property in any leaking or unsecured solid waste containers.
(l) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property and accumulates or allows the accumulation of solid waste or recyclables upon the property, even in approved containers, for a period in excess of one week.
(m) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property and accumulates or allows the accumulation of materials in a composting pile or bin on such property in a manner that:
(1) Breeds or allows the harborage of vectors; or
(2) Creates an unreasonable and noxious odor in a public place.
(n) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of property and accumulates or allows the accumulation of recyclables on such property in a manner that:
(1) Breeds or allows the harborage of vectors; or
(2) Creates an unreasonable and noxious odor in a public place.
(o) In a prosecution of subsections (j), (k) or (l) above, it is an exception that the property was a solid waste facility regulated by the Texas natural resource conservation commission or was a recycling facility.
(Ord. 12931, § 1, passed 3-25-1997; Ord. 14698, § 1, passed 7-17-2001)