§ 82-401. Rat traps or poisons.

(a)

For the purpose of eliminating all rats that may remain in any business building after ratstoppage shall have been carried into effect, all storerooms, warehouses or other business buildings in the city shall be provided by the owner, occupant, agent or other person in custody of such business building with one or more traps, which shall be kept set and freshly baited at frequent intervals and maintained in good working condition and shall be inspected daily. Any rat caught therein shall be killed, removed daily and disposed of in a manner acceptable to the director of the department of health, or his duly authorized representative, and such traps reset and rebaited.

(b)

Rats may also be destroyed by poisoning and fumigating in a manner approved by the director of the department of health, or his duly authorized representative, or by any other authorized agency of the United States Public Health Service or the state department of health and subject to applicable laws and ordinances relating to poisonous substances and fumigators.

(Code 1956, § 54-16)