§ 13-8. Treatment of prohibited collections of water.

The method for treatment of any collection of water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed shall be approved by the public works director or his authorized agent or an authorized agent of the county health department and may be one or more of the following:

(1)

Screening with wire netting of at least 16 mesh to the inch or with any other material which will effectually prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes.

(2)

Complete emptying every seven days of unscreened containers, together with thorough drying or cleaning.

(3)

Using an approved larvicide applied under the direction of the public works director or his authorized agent or an authorized agent of the county health department.

(4)

Covering completely the surface of the water with kerosene, petroleum or paraffin oil once every seven days.

(5)

Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions, and stocking with mosquito-destroying fish.

(6)

Proper disposal by removal or destruction of tin cans, tin boxes, broken or empty bottles and similar articles likely to hold water.

(Code 1967, § 16-4)