§ 15-156. Discharges of untreated water on property within city declared nuisance.  


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  • It shall be unlawful for the occupant or owner of any premises adjoining the city, or the agent of the owner, if such owner be a nonresident, to cause, suffer or permit any water to be discharged or flow upon property within the city in a manner that is likely to cause such water to collect, stand or stagnate upon property within the city, in which water mosquitoes breed, or are likely to breed, unless such collection of water is treated in the manner prescribed in section 15-155 so as to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes, and any such discharges or flowing of water into the city which water subsequently collects, stands upon or stagnates upon property within the city, is declared to be a nuisance.

(Code 1950, § 62-43; Code 1959, § 41-16)