If the nuisance is not abated within the time provided or if the owner, occupant or person causing the nuisance cannot be found, the health officer, in case of health nuisances and the Chief of Police in other cases, shall cause the abatement or removal of the public nuisance.
(1985 Code, § 14-132)
Statutory references:
Abatement of public health nuisances by the State Board of Health and Environmental Control, see S.C. Code § 48-1-280
Authority of cities to abate nuisances, see S.C. Code §§ 5-7-30 and 5-7-80