(A) It shall be unlawful to maintain any vacant lot or other premises within Louisville Metro on which any water is allowed to collect and lie stagnant in which mosquitoes breed, or are likely to breed. Any such premises or vacant lot is declared a nuisance and dangerous to the health of the people.
(B) The collections of water referred to herein shall be held to be those contained in ditches, ponds, pools, excavations, holes, depressions, open cesspools, privy vaults, fountains, cisterns, tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs, except horse troughs in frequent use, eaves, gutters, flat roofs, birdbaths, swimming pools of all types, tires, urns, urn cans, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets, or other similar containers.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 97.21) (Lou. Ord. No. 339-1986, approved 11-5-1986; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 50-2006, approved 3-28-2006) Penalty, see § 96.99