For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BUSINESS BUILDING. Any structure, either public, or private, that is adapted for occupancy for transaction of business, play, sale, or storage of goods, wares, or merchandise, or for the performance of work or labor, including, but not being limited in this application, hotels, rooming houses, office buildings, public buildings, stores, theaters, markets, restaurants, grain elevators, warehouses, work shops, factories, and all out buildings, sheds, barns, and other structures on premises used for business purposes.
OCCUPANT. The individual or partnership who, or the corporation that, has the use of or occupies any business building, or a part of or a portion thereof, whether the actual owner, tenant, or subtenant. In the case of vacant buildings, or any vacant portion of a business building, the owner, agent, or other person having custody of said building shall have the responsibilities of an OCCUPANT of said building.
OWNER. The actual owner of the business building, either individual, partnership, or corporation, the agent of the owner in charge of said building, and the person having custody of said building, and the person to whom any rental upon said building is paid. In the case of business buildings leased under agreement that the lessee is responsible for maintenance and repairs, the lessee will in such cases also be considered as the OWNER for the purpose of this subchapter.
RAT HARBORAGE. Any condition which provides shelter or protection for rats, thus favoring their multiplication and continuous existence in, under, or outside of a structure of any kind.
RAT-PROOFING. A form of rat-proofing to prevent the ingress into business buildings, from the exterior or from one business building to another. It consists essentially of the closing, with material impervious to rat gnawing, of all openings in the exterior wall, ground or first floors, basements, and foundations that may be reached by rats from the ground by climbing or by burrowing.
(Prior Code, § 6-13-1)