Kings County Municipal Code Art. I In General

Every person who digs, drills, excavates, constructs, owns or controls any abandoned water well, abandoned oil well, any cesspool or septic tank, or other abandoned hole or excavation; and every person owning or having possession of any premises on which any such abandoned well or any such cesspool or any such septic tank or other abandoned hole or excavation exists, shall cap or otherwise close the mouth of or entrance to such well, cesspool, septic tank, hole or excavation 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; and, in the case of any cesspool or septic tank, or shall maintain such strength and support for the roof or covering thereof as is necessary under the circumstances to prevent persons from falling therein by the collapse thereof or otherwise, or such persons shall fill such well or cesspool.

(Ord. No. 194, § 5, 5-6-49)

State Law reference— Fencing requirement, Health & S. C., § 24400 et seq.

Whenever any person fails or refuses to perform any act required by section 14-1, the county may itself cap, cover or fill such well, cesspool, septic tank or other abandoned hole or excavation; but the failure of the county to take such action as prescribed by this section shall not bar any criminal prosecution under said section.

(Ord. No. 194, § 6, 5-6-49)