Title 6 — SANITATION AND HEALTH
Chapter 6 — WELLS
Artesia Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Artesia
§ 6-6.01. Filling, Capping or Closing.¶
Every person who digs, drills, excavates, constructs, owns, or controls any abandoned water well or abandoned oil well, and every person owning or having the possession of any premises on which any such abandoned well exists, shall either fill such well or shall cap or otherwise close the mouth of, or entrance to, such well in such a manner as to prevent persons from falling therein and in such a manner that such capping or covering cannot be removed by accident or inadvertence.
(Ord. 18, § 4)
§ 6-6.02. Failure to Fill, Cap or Close.¶
Whenever any person fails or refuses to perform any act required by the provisions of Section 6-6.01 of this chapter, the City may fill, cap, or cover such well. It shall not be necessary to comply with the provisions of this section as a condition precedent to any criminal prosecution. (Ord. 18, § 5)
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