Carpinteria Municipal Code Ch. 8.12 Pest Control

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For statutory provisions authorizing cities to declare nuisances by ordinance, see Gov. Code § 38771; for provisions on rodent control, see Health and Saf. Code § 116102 et seq.

All building and basement walls of all storerooms, warehouses, all chicken yards, pens, chicken coops or houses, and barns and stables, shall be so constructed or repaired by the use of screens, netting, cement or other material to be approved by the health inspector and designed so as to prevent rats and other rodents entrance to such buildings, and to prevent rats and other rodents from being harbored underneath the same or within the walls thereof; and all food products or other products, goods, wares and merchandise, whether kept for sale or for any other purpose, shall be so protected as to prevent rats or other rodents from gaining access thereto, or coming in contact therewith. In locations determined by the health officer to be infested with rats, all storehouses, warehouses, residences and other buildings in the infested area shall be provided with one or more traps of such pattern as shall be approved by the health officer, which traps shall be freshly baited twice each week or oftener, if necessary. The traps shall be inspected daily, and rats or other rodents caught therein removed and the traps reset and rebaited. The traps shall be thoroughly smoked when rebaited.

(Prior code § 5409)

No person shall permit the accumulation on premises owned by him or under his control of decaying animal, vegetable, or mineral matter, excreta from domestic animals or fowls, or human excreta, in such a manner as is likely to cause excessive breeding of flies. The term "excessive breeding of flies" means the production of flies in such quantity as may endanger the health or interfere with the comfort of persons who occupy property in the neighborhood.

(Prior code § 5400)

If the health officer determines that premises are being maintained in such manner as to cause excessive breeding of flies, he shall give written notice to the owner or person in control of the premises to abate such condition. The notice shall be served personally or by certified mail, and shall require that abatement be commenced immediately and completed within such reasonable time as the health officer shall specify.

(Prior code § 5401)

When the health officer is of the opinion that the excessive breeding of flies is caused in whole or in part by the presence of wet manure, he may by such written notice require the same to be abated by the removal or treatment thereof in a manner acceptable to him within thirty-six hours after delivery of such notice.

(Prior code § 5402)

It is unlawful for any person to neglect or refuse to abate such condition as described in Sections 8.12.030 and 8.12.040 within the time specified in the written notice.

(Ord. 378 § 19 (part), 1985: prior code § 5403)

It is unlawful for any person on whose premises the health officer determines are being maintained in such manner as to cause excessive breeding of flies, and who, not less than six nor more than ninety days before such determination, had been served with either or both of the notices mentioned in Sections 8.12.030 and 8.12.040 of this chapter, whether or not he abated the condition or conditions specified in such notice or notices.

(Ord. 378 § 19 (part), 1985: prior code § 5404)

It is unlawful for any person, whether owner, lessee, occupant or agent, to keep in any building, areaway, or upon any premises, alley, street or public place adjacent to any premises; or to dump or place upon any land, or in any water or waterway, any dead animal, butcher's offal, fish or parts of fish, or any waste vegetable matter, ashes, swill or any refuse matter whatever. All refuse matter mentioned in this section must be collected and kept in tightly covered or closed metal cans or vessels, with a tag or label bearing the name of the owner securely attached thereto, plainly designating the premises with which the can or vessel is being or is intended to be used.

(Prior code § 5410)

It is unlawful for any person, whether owner, occupant, lessee or agent, to permit the discharge from any drain, sink, water closet, privy, washhouse, bathroom, stable, slaughterhouse, sewer or private drain, to connect with or run into or upon any street, alley or park.

(Prior code § 5407)

It is unlawful for any person to permit any premises belonging to him, or occupied by him, or any cellar, vault, pool, privy, sewer, slaughterhouse or private drain thereon or therein to become nauseous, foul or offensive or prejudicial to public health, and if any person shall have or permit upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him any nuisance detrimental to health or any accumulation of filth, garbage, decaying animal or vegetable matter, or any animal or human excrement, or any privy, water closet or cesspool, the contents thereof filling the same to within thirty inches of the ground surface, the owner or occupant shall be notified to remove and abate such nuisance within two days.

(Prior code § 5408)

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any person to maintain a public or private nuisance, or to prevent any proceeding for abatement thereof.

(Prior code § 5406)

The health officer shall enforce this chapter. The health officer, or any officer or employee of the county of Santa Barbara or the city of Carpinteria acting at his request or under his direction, shall have the right to enter upon lands and buildings other than dwellings for the purpose of enforcing this chapter, and in making such entry shall take reasonable precaution to minimize the spread of disease from any premises.

(Prior code § 5405)