§ 8-3. Conditions constituting nuisance to health.  


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  • The following conditions existing, permitted, maintained, kept or caused by an individual, municipal organization or corporation, governmental or private, shall constitute prima facie evidence of maintaining a nuisance injurious to health and a violation of this Code:

    (a)

    Untreated or improperly treated human waste, garbage, offal, dead animals or dangerous waste materials from manufacturing processes harmful to human or animal life and air pollutants, gases and noisome odors which are harmful to human or animal life.

    (b)

    Improperly built or maintained septic tanks, water closets.

    (c)

    The keeping of diseased animals dangerous to human health.

    (d)

    Unclean or filthy places where animals are slaughtered.

    (e)

    The creation, maintenance or causing of any condition capable of breeding or harboring flies, mosquitoes or other arthropods or rodents capable of transmitting diseases, directly or indirectly to humans.

    (f)

    Any other condition determined to be a sanitary nuisance as defined in Section 386.01, Florida Statutes and section 8-2 of this Code.

(Code 1966, § 15-4)