GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 92.001 REPORT OF CERTAIN DEATHS.

   (a)   Every physician, surgeon, healer or practitioner of like profession and the manager or superintendent of every hospital or sanitarium shall report immediately to the police chief, and in no case later than 24 hours after the information is acquired, any death occurring or any injury sustained by a bullet or other wound or injury and any case of sickness, injury or death showing evidence of having been caused by poisoning or by any unlawful means.

   (b)   Every head of a household or manager or proprietor of any hotel or lodginghouse where death occurs from any of the causes shall make a report immediately if no physician, healer or practitioner was in attendance upon the deceased at, or immediately prior to, death.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.204; 1992 Code, § 19-1) Penalty, see § 10.999

§ 92.002 BURIAL GROUNDS.

   No sexton, funeral director, or other person shall bury or cause to be buried the body of any deceased person except in the grounds as are now known and used as burial grounds, or such as may be by the law designated and authorized to be used as such.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.205; 1992 Code, § 19-2) Penalty, see § 10.999

§ 92.003 SANITARY INSPECTIONS.

   The health officer shall make frequent inspections of the city and its environs. In all cases where he or she shall discover anything which might prove dangerous to health, he or she shall take appropriate action.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.601; 1992 Code, § 19-3)

§ 92.004 USE OF COMMON ARTICLES PROHIBITED.

   (a)   The use of common drinking cups or other common drinking or eating utensils or of common towels or of common combs and brushes or any other article for common use which might spread any communicable disease is forbidden.

   (b)   The term COMMON as used in this section shall mean for use of more than one person without proper cleansing and disinfection by methods approved by the health officer.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.602; 1992 Code, § 19-4) Penalty, see § 10.999

§ 92.005 IMPURE DRINKING WATER.

   No person shall supply or distribute to any person at any place for drinking, culinary or other domestic use any impure or unwholesome water, or water containing any substance which renders the water unfit for domestic use.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.604; 1992 Code, § 19-5) Penalty, see § 10.999

Cross-reference:

   Utilities, see title V

§ 92.006 ICE.

   (a)   No person shall sell or deliver ice which is unfit for use for domestic purposes or which has been cut or made from any impure or polluted water or which is obtained from a source which is not approved by the health department.

   (b)   No person shall sell or deliver any ice in wagons or trucks that are used for any other purpose.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.605; 1992 Code, § 19-6) Penalty, see § 10.999