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§ 168-23 SANITARY CODE
§ 168-25
PERSON — Includes any individual firm, public or private corporation, municipality,
association, trust, estate, agency, board, department or bureau of a municipality, partnership or
any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and
duties.
PREMISES — A parcel of land, with or without a dwelling or nondwelling erected thereon,
and includes any building accessory structure or other structure thereon.
RODENT STOPPAGE — Preventing ingress and egress of rodents. It shall consist of
blocking all passages which rodents are likely to use for a dwelling with material impervious
to rodent gnawing and shall be done in a manner acceptable to the Commissioner of Health.
RUBBISH — Noncombustible waste material, and shall include the residue from the burning
of weeds, coal, coke, and also tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery, dust and other
noncombustible matter.
§ 168-24. Responsibilities of owners.
A. The owners shall keep all multiple dwellings, premises or commercial vehicles free from
rodents, insects, vermin and other pests and from any condition conducive to rodents,
insects, vermin or other pests.
B. Whenever infestation by rodents, insects, vermin or other pests is caused by failure of the
owner to maintain a dwelling, building, premises or vehicle in a rodentproof or
reasonably insectproof condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner.
C. When any building, premises or vehicle is subject to infestation by rodents, insects,
vermin or other pests, the owner shall provide rodent stoppage.
D. When the Commissioner of Health makes a determination that an area, building, multiple
dwelling, premises or vehicle is infested with rodents, insects or other pests, he may
order the owner to take such rodent extermination measures as the Commissioner of
Health considers necessary.
E. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall supply facilities or containers for clean, sanitary
and safe storage and/or disposal of rubbish and garbage. Containers shall be animalproof,
rodentproof, insectproof and watertight.
F. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to maintain free of actual or potential rodent
feeding areas and harborages all communal, shared or public areas of dwellings and
premises.
§ 168-25. Responsibilities of occupants.
A. Every occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit shall be responsible for
the extermination of rodents, insects, vermin or other pests therein or on the premises,
and every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling
unit shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his dwelling unit is the only
one infested.
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05 - 15 - 2008