[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Margate City 10-21-2021 by Ord. No. 14-2021. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings:
RODENT
A gnawing mammal of an order that includes rats, mice, squirrels, hamsters, porcupines, and their relatives, distinguished by strong, constantly growing incisors and no canine teeth.
VERMIN
Wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or that carry disease.
A. 
No person shall use any vermin and rodent bait, unless it has been placed in tamper-resistant bait boxes pursuant to Subsection B and C below, or in locations not accessible to children, pets, domestic animals or nontarget wildlife.
B. 
No person shall use or otherwise possess any pesticide in any vermin or rodent bait box or bait tray unless:
(1) 
The bait box is secured against tampering when placed in areas accessible to pets, domestic animals, nontarget wildlife or children; and:
(a) 
The bait box or tray has, attached to the exterior, a copy of the registered label of the pesticide; or
(b) 
The bait box or tray has, attached to the exterior, a readable label with the following information about the pesticide contained therein:
[1] 
The brand or trade name;
[2] 
The EPA registration number;
[3] 
The name and percentage of active ingredient(s) in the bait box; and
[4] 
An appropriate signal word that is "danger-poison," "warning" or "caution."
C. 
For purposes of interpretation of Subsection B above, a bait box shall be considered tamper-resistant when:
(1) 
It has met the standards for tamper-resistant bait boxes used by the EPA in PR-Notice 94-7, incorporated herein by reference.
(2) 
The bait box containing the pesticide is in a secure storage area; or
(3) 
The bait box is under the direct observation of a pesticide applicator.
D. 
After the application has been completed or the contract has been terminated, all accessible bait shall be removed by the applicator or applicator business.
Any person who violates or fails or refuses to comply with this chapter or any part or section thereof shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Margate City, be punished for each offense by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment for any term not exceeding 90 days, or both. Every such violation or refusal shall be deemed a separate violation, and each day that the same shall continue shall be deemed a separate violation.