The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-12

lures in which feedstuffs may be
sored, and all other business struc-
lures or houses where rats may
be harbored, shall be kept and
maintained in a rat-free condition,
and all of said structures
hereby required to be made rat.
proof in order to prevent entry of
rats into and upon such premises.
Section 2-That all food and
feed kept within structures for the
purpose of feeding animals be kept
and stored in rat-free and rat
proof containers or in rat-free and
rat-proof structures.
Section 3-That all garbage, de-
caying or injurious vegetables or
other similar substance be dumped
or stored in metal containers with
metal covers or other containers
that are rat-proof.
Section 4-That from and after
the adoption Of this order n d
these regulations it shall be I'M
lawful for any person, whether the
owner or tenant, to fail to remove
or abate promptly any nuisance,
source of foulness, or cause of
sickness, hazardous to the public
health upon order of the Board Of
Health after inspection of d
premises by the Health Officer or
his representative; and from and
after the passage of this order
and these regulations any person
who allows a condition to exist on
premises owned or occupied by
such person which attracts or is
likely to attract and harbor rats
shall be guilty of maintaining a
nuisance.
Section 5-That the Health Of
ficer of the Board is hereby au-
thorized personally, or by an d
through his representative, to en-
ter upon and inspect all premises
suspected of containing nuisances,
sources of foulness, or causes of
sickness, hazardous to the public
health, or other conditions deteri-
mental to the public health, and
to enter upon and inspect all
premises which are rat infested
or upon and in which conditions
exist that are likely to attract and
harbor rats, and upon the finding
of any of the foregoing conditions
existing to notify promptly tn e
owner or owners, in writing, and
if the owner or owners cannot be
notified promptly, to notify the
tenant or occupant of the nuisances
| and-or conditions discovered which
are detrimental to the p u b c
health, and in and by said notice
require the said tenant, occupant
or owner TO abate Immediately
the cause of said nuisance and
the conditions detrimental to the
public health, and remove t h e
same, and to require that approp-
riate steps be taken to eliminate
rat infestation and harborage and
to make such structures rat-free
and rat-proof.
"Section 6-Upon the failure of
any owner, tenant or occupant to
obey the written notice or order,
as above provided, for the abate-
ment or removal of said nuisance.
and upon the failure of such owner.
tenant. or occupant to remove
from said premises the rat infes-
tation and to make the same rat
proof, the Health Officer of the
Board and-or his duly authorized
representative is hereby authorized
to enter upon said premises and
to remove and-or abate said nui-
sance, and to cause said premises
to be made rat-proof, and to keep
an accurate account of the cost
and expense thereof.
Section THAT upon receipt OF
written notice or order from the
Health Department, as herinbefore
provided, the owner, occupant OF
tenant of such building as herein
set forth shall take immediate
steps for rat-proofing said build.
ing or structure and unless sale
work and improvements have beer
completed within the time speci
fled in said written notice, which
shall in no event be less than fit.
teen (15) days, or within the time
to which a written extension may
have been granted, the owner, ten.
\ ant or occupant of such building
or structure shall be deemed gull
\ ty of violation of the provision.
of this order and these regula
tons.
"Section 8-From and after thu
adoption of this order and these
regulations the owner, tenant OF
occupant of any business struc
ture as herein defined is required
to keep and maintain the prem
ises so occupied in a rat-proo
condition and to repair all break.
or leaks which may occur which
may develop as a result of wear
tear, breakage or deterioration.
Section 9-And in the event
becomes necessary for the Healtl
Officer to abate or remove a nui
sance as hereinbefore declared O
to enter upon any premises a
herein defined and incur expense
abating such nuisance or nuisance
and-or making such building q
structure rat-free and rat-proof, h
shall cause to be kept an item
lied statement of such cost, an
upon the completion of said Wor
and-or abatement furnish to h
owner, tenant or occupant of sal