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ORDINANCE NO. 29 -64
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL,
FLORIDA, RELATING TO MOSQUITO CONTROL;
MAKING CERTAIN CONDITIONS LIKELY TO BREED
MOSQUITOES ILLEGAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
' CANAVERAL, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1.
' This comprehensive ordinance relating to mosquito
control shall be known, and may be cited as "THE MOSQUITO
CONTROL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA ".
SECTION 2.
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons or
corporation to have, keep, maintain, cause or permit, within
the limits of the City of Cape Canaveral, any collection of
standing or flowing water in which mosquitoes breed or are
likely to breed unless such collection of water is treated
so as effectually to prevent such breeding.
SECTION 3.
Collections of water in which mosquitoes breed or
are likely to breed are those contained in ditches, ponds,
pools, excavations, holes, depressions, open cesspools,
fountains, cisterns, tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs,
urns, cans, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets, defective house
roof gutters, tanks of flush closets or other water containers.
SECTION 4.
The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing
or running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes are
breeding there.
SECTION 5.
Collections of water in which mosquitoes breed or
are likely to breed shall be treated by such one or more of
the following methods as shall be approved by the director
of Mosquito Control of Brevard County.
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(a) Screening with wire netting of at least
16 meshes to the inch each way, or any other materials which
will effectually prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes.
(b) Complete emptying every seven days of unscreen-
ed containers, together with their thorough drying or
cleaning.
(c) Using a larvicide approved and applied under
' the direction of the Mosquito Control Director of Brevard
County, or the City Health Officer.
(d) Covering completely the surface of the water
with kerosene, petroleum or paraffin oil once every seven
days.
(e) Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free of
vegetable growth and other obstructions, and stocking with
mosquito destroying fish.
(f) Filling or draining to the satisfaction of
the Director of Mosquito Control of the County.
' (g) Proper disposal by removal or destruction,
broken or empty containers likely to hold water.
SECTION 6.
In case the person, persons or corporation
responsible for the condition of premises on which mosquitoes
breed or are likely to breed, fails or refuses to take
necessary measures to prevent their breeding within three
days after notice in writing has been given him by the
agent of either this City of Brevard County, or within
such longer time specified in the notice, the said person
responsible shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this
ordinance; and for each day, after the expiration of three
1 days from the day on which such notice is given him, or
for each day after the expiration of the time specified in
the notice, as the case may be, that the person responsible
fails or refuses to take such measures, the said person or
corporation responsible shall be deemed guilty of a separate
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violation of this ordinance. In such case of such
faildre or refusal of the person or corporation responsible,
the City Health Officers or the City Police Department are
authorized to take necessary measures to abate the conditions of
which cause mosquitoes, and all necessary costa incurred shall be
charged against the person or corporation responsible.
SECTION 7.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any
of the provisions of this ordinance. Any person who violates
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction
thereof in the municipal court of the City be punished by
fine not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars 4250.00),
or imprisonment for not care than Sisty (60) days, or both,
in the discretion of the municipal judge.
SECTION S.
All ordinances or parts of Ordinance, in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 9.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida this 1st day of September. 1964.
Yayer
Atteett
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
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