The following, except in conjunction with standard farming practices, are hereby declared public health nuisances when affecting the health and well being of persons residing with the county:
(A) To cause the carcass of any animal, or any offal, manure, trash, sewage discharge, rubble, filthy or putrid substance, or any other offensive or annoying substance to be collected, deposited or to remain in any place, public or private, to the prejudice of others;
(B) To throw or deposit any offal, manure, sewage, garbage, trash, litter or other offensive matter, or the carcass of any animal in any watercourse, lake, pond, spring, well, street or public thoroughfare;
(C) To corrupt or render unwholesome or impure the water of any spring, river, stream, pond or lake;
(D) All diseased animals running at large;
(E) Ponds and pools of stagnant water that pose a potential breeding place for mosquitoes. Ponds or waterways related to standard farming practices are exempt from the provisions of this chapter;
(F) All growths of weeds situated on public or private property;
(G) Dense smoke, noxious or annoying fumes and odors, vapors, gas, dust, soot, cinders or other airborne particles in unreasonable or toxic quantities. The presence of airborne dust or odors related to standard farming practices is exempt from the provisions of this chapter;
(H) All buildings, walls or other structures which have been damaged by fire or have become dilapidated, rundown or decayed and are so situated as to endanger the safety of the public, and or provide a harborage for rodents, insects or other like vermin or pests;
(I) To cause a derelict automobile, truck or other like vehicle of conveyance to remain on any public or private property, except in licensed salvage yards. A DERELICT AUTOMOBILE, TRUCK OR OTHER LIKE VEHICLE OF CONVEYANCE shall be defined as that which is not currently licensed and not in mechanical condition for operation, and is not kept under suitable cover or adequately concealed from public view. An exception to this chapter shall be provided to members of the United States armed forces who are stationed on duty outside of the state and did not have the opportunity to make application or renew the license and registration of the vehicle in a timely manner;
(J) Any human-made hole, cistern, well or depression on any property, public or private, which may endanger the health and safety of the public;
(K) Any deposit of discarded lumber, trash, building material, rubble or any other material on any public or private property, which may endanger the health and safety of the public;
(L) Any structure, or any collection of material or refuse on public or private property where rats, flies or other like vermin and pests may exist or breed;
(M) To maintain any kennel, stable, barn, house, coop, pen, yard or other area or structure of confinement where animals, including pets, are kept in an unsanitary condition whereupon an odor or insect nuisance is created; and
(N) It shall be unlawful for any person in the City of Jerseyville to possess, distribute or use 1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl) indole, cannabicyclohexaneoi, JWH-108, JWH-073 and HU-210 or any product containing any of these chemical components or derivatives, commonly known as “K2" or “spice”, a synthetic version of marijuana, hereinafter collectively referred to as “K2".
(Ord. passed 3-14-2006; Ord. passed 11-9-2010) Penalty, see § 93.99