The Director of Health, upon information of
the existence of a nuisance or any pollution occurring within the
Town or when any such nuisance or pollution comes to his attention,
shall, within a reasonable time, investigate and, upon finding that
such nuisance or pollution exists, shall issue his order in writing
for the abatement of the same.
The order specified in § 120-17 shall specify the nature of the nuisance or pollution and shall designate the time within which the abatement or discontinuance must be accomplished, and if such order is not complied with within the time specified, the facts shall be submitted to the prosecuting authority.
The following conditions are specifically declared
to constitute public nuisances:
A.Â
Barns or stables, hogpens, chicken yards or manure
piles or accumulations of organic material so maintained as to be
a breeding place for flies.
B.Â
Stagnant water likely to afford breeding places for
mosquitoes within a residential district or within a distance of 1,000
feet therefrom.
C.Â
Buildings or any part thereof which are in dilapidated
or filthy condition which may endanger the lives or health of persons
living in the vicinity.
D.Â
Any manufacturing or processing plant or other place
of business in which offensive or deleterious odors, gases, smoke,
deposits, dust or exhalations are generated.
E.Â
The accumulation of any material in which mosquito
or fly larvae breed.
