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The collection of water referred to in § 92.07 shall be held to be those contained in ditches, ponds, pools, excavations, holes, depressions, open cesspools, privy vaults, fountains, cisterns, tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs, except horse troughs in frequent use, eaves troughs, urns, urn cans, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets or other similar containers.
(Ord. 23, passed 8-7-1958) Penalty, see § 92.99
(A) The method of treatment of the collection of water specified in § 92.08, so as to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes, shall be any one or more of the following:
(1) Screening with wire netting of at least 16 meshes to the inch each way or any other material which would prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes;
(2) Complete emptying every seven days of the unscreened containers;
(3) Using a larvicide approved by and applied under the direction of the Health Department;
(4) Covering completely every seven days the surface of the water with per off in oil, kerosene or petroleum in sufficient quantities to remain covered at least 12 hours each time;
(5) Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free from vegetable growth and other obstructions and stocking with mosquito-destroying fish, absence of half-grown or larger mosquito larvae to be evidence of compliance with this measure;
(6) Filling or draining to the satisfaction of the Louisville and Jefferson County Health Department; and
(7) The removal of tin cans, tin boxes, broken or empty bottles and similar articles likely to hold water at least once in seven days.
(B) If not removed, it must be so completely destroyed as not to be able to hold water.
(Ord. 23, passed 8-7-1958) Penalty, see § 92.99
The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing or running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes are breeding there, and failure to prevent such breeding within the 24 hours or such reasonable period as may be specified, in writing, by the Louisville and Jefferson County Health Department shall be deemed a violation of the ordinance and regulation.
(Ord. 23, passed 8-7-1958) Penalty, see § 92.99
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