No person shall place or keep on or in any lot, building or premises, public or private, of the city any dead animal, putrid, offensive or unsound beef, pork or other rotten soap grease, offal, garbage or any other animal or vegetable substance in such a condition as to cause a noisome, unwholesome or offensive smell or be dangerous to public health. Nor shall any person throw, drop, leave or scatter on or about his own premises, or those of another, any foul or nauseous liquid, water or slops, or nauseous or noxious animal or vegetable matter or substance or waste waters or products from any still house, brewery, soap or candle factory, dye house, workshop, factory machine shop, tannery, slaughter house or livery stable or other similar excrement. Nor shall any person throw or discharge into the waters of the Cedar River or into any milling race, spring, well or public or private water course within the limits of this city, any of said nauseous or unwholesome animal or vegetable substances, or foul or noxious liquids or waste waters, or perform or neglect any other act whereby any of said waters are rendered filthy or dangerous to public health.
(Ord. 166, passed 5-21-74) Penalty, see § 10.99