(A) In the interest of the public health and to prevent the spread of typhus fever and other rat-borne diseases and infections all business buildings within the city shall be made rat-proof in order to prevent entry of rats into and upon the premises and business buildings and the same shall be kept and maintained in a rat-free condition.
(B) All newly constructed business buildings and additions to existing business buildings shall be rat-proofed during the process of construction.
(C) The owners of all rat-proofed business buildings shall maintain the same in a rat-proof condition and repair all breaks or leaks that may occur in the rat-proofing and the occupants of all rat-proofed business buildings shall take action as may be necessary and appropriate to eradicate any and all rats from the buildings and to keep the same free from rats.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove the rat-proofing from any business building for any purpose and fail to restore the same in a satisfactory condition or make any new openings and fail to close and seal same against the entrance of rats.
(`86 Code, § 10-52) Penalty, see § 1-99