§ 11-6-15. Emergency abatement of rat infestation.  


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  • Whenever the code official shall find that a public health emergency exists because of the infestation of a building, structure, dump or any premises by rats which is likely to cause plague, typhus fever, rat-bite fever or other disease to be spread to residents of the city, he may summarily abate such condition of infestation by rats without prior notice to owners or occupants. (Code 1963, Sec. 26-15; Ord. No. 3931, 6/14/97, Sec. 1)