§ 15-155. Methods of treatment for preventing breeding.

The methods of treatment of any such collection of water for the purpose of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes may be one or more of the following:

(1)

Complete abolition of water containers described in section 15-151 when in the opinion of the director of public health, or his duly authorized representative, such containers are unnecessary, or constitute a menace to the health of the city;

(2)

Complete emptying of unscreened or untreated containers, together with their thorough drying or cleaning, every four (4) days;

(3)

Screening with wire netting of at least sixteen (16) meshes to the inch, one way, or any other material which will effectively prevent the ingress, or egress of mosquitoes;

(4)

Using an approved larvicide;

(5)

Covering completely the surface of the water with kerosene, petroleum or paraffin oil, once every seven (7) days;

(6)

Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions, stocking with mosquito-destroying fish; absence of half-grown mosquito larvae to be evidence of compliance with the measure;

(7)

Filling or draining of depressions or containers.

(Code 1950, § 62-42; Code 1959, § 41-15)