TITLE 4
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 1
NUISANCES 1

SECTION:

4-1-1: Public Nuisance Defined

4-1-2: Abandoned Refrigerators And Containers

4-1-3: Wells And Cisterns

4-1-4: Maintaining Public Nuisance

4-1-5: Dumping Garbage And Other Debris

4-1-6: Abatement

4-1-7: Penalty

 

Notes

1	1. MCA § 7-5-4104 et seq.

4-1-1: PUBLIC NUISANCE DEFINED:

"Public nuisance" means:

   A.   A condition which endangers safety or health, is offensive to the senses or obstructs the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by the city or any neighborhood found therein, or by a considerable number of persons; or

   B.   Any premises where persons gather for the purpose of engaging in unlawful conduct; or

   C.   A condition which renders dangerous for passage any public street, avenue, alley or public place or right of way, or waters used by the people of the city. (1975 Code § 8.02.010)

4-1-2: ABANDONED REFRIGERATORS AND CONTAINERS:

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to leave or permit to remain outside of any building or any dwelling or other structure, or within any unoccupied or abandoned building, dwelling or other structure under his or its control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned, unattended or discarded icebox, refrigerator or other container which has an airtight door or lid, snap lock or other locking device which may not be released from the inside, without first removing the door or lid, snap lock or other locking device from the icebox, refrigerator or container. (1975 Code § 8.28.010)