§ 15-107. Harborage of rats.

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(a)

Accumulations of garbage or rubbish. No garbage, rubbish, waste or manure shall be placed, left, dumped or permitted to accumulate or remain in any building or premises in the city so that the same shall or may afford food for or a harboring or breeding place for rats.

(b)

Accumulations of lumber, boxes, etc. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any premises, improved or unimproved, or any open lot or alley in the city, to accumulate number, boxes, barrels, bricks or stones and similar materials that may be permitted to remain thereon and that may be used as a harborage by rats, unless the same shall be placed on open racks and elevated not less than eighteen (18) inches above the ground with a clear intervening space underneath, to prevent the harborage of rats.

(c)

Unlawful disposition of waste. It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or place on any land or on any waterway within the city any dead animal, butchers' offal, seafood or any waste vegetables, animal matter or any food products whatsoever.

(Code 1950, § 47-10; Code 1959, § 18-46)

                    
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