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CHAPTER 677
MOSQUITO CONTROL
Sec. 677.01 Title. This chapter relating to
mosquito control shall be known, and may be
cited as "The Mosquito Control Code." [Ord. No.
29-64, § 1, 1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.02 Mosquito Breeding Conditions
Prohibited. 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. 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. [Ord. No.
29-64, §§ 2, 3, 1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.03 Prima Facie Evidence. The natural
presence of mosquito larvae in standing or
running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes
are breeding there. [Ord. No. 29-64, § 4,
1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.04 Treatment. 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.
(A) Screening with wire netting of at least
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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
unscreened 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.
[Ord. No. 29-64, § 5, 1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.05 Enforcement. 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
or Brevard County, or within such longer time
specified in the notice, the said person respon-
sible shall be deemed guilty of a violation of
this ordinance; and, for each day after the
expiration of three days from the day on which
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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
violation of this ordinance. In such case of
such failure or refusal of the person or corpora-
tion responsible, the City Manager, or the City
Police Department are authorized to take
necessary measures to abate the conditions of
which cause mosquitoes, and all necessary costs
incurred shall be charged against the person or
corporation responsible. [Ord. No. 29-64, § 6,
1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.06 Penalty. Any person who violates
any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
punished as provided in § 801.02.
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CHAPTER 677
MOSQUITO CONTROL
Sec. 677.01 Title. This chapter relating to
mosquito control shall be known, and may be
cited as "The Mosquito Control Code." [Ord. No.
29-64, § 1, 1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.02 Mosquito Breeding Conditions
Prohibited. 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. 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. [Ord. No.
29-64, §§ 2, 3, 1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.03 Prima Facie Evidence. The natural
presence of mosquito larvae in standing or
running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes
are breeding there. [Ord. No. 29-64, § 4,
1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.04 Treatment. 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.
(A) Screening with wire netting of at least
§ 677.05 MOSQUITO CONTROL § 677.06
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
violation of this ordinance. In such case of
such failure or refusal of the person or coprora-
tion responsible, the City Manager, or the City
Police Department are authorized to take
necessary measures to abate the conditions of
which case mosquitoes, and all necessary costs
incurred shall be charged against the person or
corporation responsible. [Ord. No. 29-64, §6,
1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.06 Penalty. Any person who violates
any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
punished as provided in § 801.02.
§ 677.04 MOSQUITO CONTROL § 677.05
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
unscreened 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.
[Ord. No. 29-64, § 5, 1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.05 Enforcement. 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
or Brevard County, or within such longer time
specified in the notice, the said person respon-
sible shall be deemed guilty of a violation of
this ordinance; and, for each day after the
expiration of three days from the day on which
§ 677.01 MOSQUITO CONTROL § 677.04
CHAPTER 677
MOSQUITO CONTROL
Sec. 677.01 Title. This chapter relating to
mosquito control shall be known, and may be
cited as "The Mosquito Control Code." [Ord. No.
29-64, § 1, 1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.02 Mosquito Breeding Conditions
Prohibited. 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. 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. [Ord. No.
29-64, §§ 2, 3, 1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.03 Prima Facie Evidence. The natural
presence of mosquito larvae in standing or
running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes
are breeding there. [Ord. No. 29-64, § 4,
1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.04 Treatment. 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.
(A) Screening with wire netting of at least
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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 refused to take such
measures, the said person or corporation
responsible shall be deemed guilty of a separate
violation of this ordinance. In such case of
such failure or refusal of the person or corpora-
tion responsible, the City Manager, or the City
Police Department are authorized to take
necessary measures to abate the conditions of
which case mosquitoes, and all necessary costs
incurred shall be charged against the person or
corporation responsible. [Ord. No. 29-64, §6,
1 Sept. 1964]
677.06 Penalty. Any person who violates
any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
punished as provided in §801.02.
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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
unscreened 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.
[Ord. No. 29-64, § 5, 1 Sept. 1964]
Sec. 677.05 Enforcement. 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
or Brevard County, or within such longer time
specified in the notice, the said person respon-
sible shall be deemed guilty of a violation of
this ordinance; and, for each day after the
expiration of three days from the day on which
violation of this ordinance, [illegible] of
failure or refusal of the person or corporation responsible,
the City Health Officer, or the City Police Department are
authorized to take necessary measures to abate the conditions of
which cause mosquitoes, and all necessary costs incurred shall be
charged against the person or corporation responsible.
this penalty in 1981 Codification
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 provisons of this ordinance shall upon conviction
thereof in the municipal court of the City be punished by
fine not the exceed Two Hundered and Fifty Dollars ($250.00),
or imprisonment for not more than Sixty (60) days, or both,
in the discretion of the municipal judge.
SECTION 8.
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.
[no signature]
Mayor
Attest:
[signature]
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
[no signature]
City Attorney
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Chapter 677
Mosquito Control
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CHAP 677
Sec. 677.01 TITLE.
This CHAPTER relating to mosquito
control shall be known, and may be cited as "THE MOSQUITO
CONTROL CODE" [Ord. No. 29-64, §1, 1 SEPT 1964]
Sec. 677.02 MOSQUITO BREEDING CONDITIONS PROHIBITED.
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
likely to breed unless such collection of water is treated:
so as effectually to prevent such breeding.
Collections of water in which mosquitoes breed on
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.
[Ord. No. 29-64, §§ 2, 3, 1 SEPT. 1964]
Sec. 677.03 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.
The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing
or running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes
are breeding there. [Ord. No. 29-64, §4, 1 SEPT. 1964]
Sec. 677.04 TREATMENT.
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 growht 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.
[Ord. No. 29-64, §5, 1 SEPT 1964]
Sec. 677.06 Enforcement.
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 or 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
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 separate
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violation of this ordinance. In such case of such
failure or refusal of the person or corporation responsible,
the City Manager, or the City Police Department are
authorized to take necessary measures to abate the conditions of
which cause mosquitoes, and all necessary costs incurred shall be
charged against the person or corporation responsible. [Ord. No.
29-64, §6, 1 Sept 1964]
Sec. 677.06 PENALTY.
Any person who violates
any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be punished
as provided in §801.02.
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