§ 54-59. Insect and rodent control.

(a)

Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform with the requirements of the city health department.

(b)

Parks shall be maintained free of accumulations of debris which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitoes and other pests.

(c)

The growth of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled to prevent harborage of noxious insects or other pests. Parks shall be so maintained as to prevent the growth of noxious weeds considered detrimental to health. Open areas shall be maintained free of heavy undergrowth of any description.

(Ord. No. 635, § 7.09, 10-9-65; Code 1973, § 11-38)

Cross reference

Animals, fowl and insects, ch. 10.