A. Health Official: The health official or any state licensed sanitarian acting under the health official's direction is authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter using the powers and authority granted to a local health department under Utah Code Annotated title 26A.
B. Service Of Notice: In order better to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the health official, in addition to any other duly authorized city official, or any state licensed sanitarian acting under the direction of the health official, may serve a notice in writing upon the owner, occupant or agent of any lot, building or premises in or upon which any nuisance may be found or upon the person who may be the cause of such nuisance, requiring him to abate the same in such manner as the city official, health official or sanitarian may direct and within a reasonable time to be fixed in the notice; but a failure to give such notice as provided in this subsection shall not relieve the author of any nuisance from the obligation to abate such nuisance or from the penalty provided for the maintenance thereof.
C. Authority To Abate Nuisance In Case Of Failure: In case of neglect or failure or refusal of any person to abate any nuisance defined by this chapter in accordance with a notice in writing served upon him as provided in subsection B of this section, the health official or any state licensed sanitarian is authorized to abate or to effect the abatement thereof and the expense of such abatement shall be collected from the person failing, neglecting or refusing to abate the same.
D. Removal Of Offensive Substances: Whenever the carcass of any dead animal or other offensive substance injurious to the health of the public or persons in its vicinity is found in the city and no person can be found who is liable or responsible for the removal or abatement of such substance, the health official is authorized to remove the same at the expense of the city.
(1979 Code §§ 8.24.240, 8.24.250, 8.24.260, 8.24.270; amd. 1999 Code)