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2 ~'7 ORDINANCE P10. 8802 An ordinance providing for the control of rats and mice in the City of Eugene. THE CITY OF EUGrT~ DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLO`d~S: Section 1. Every building or other structure of any and every character 1 I whatsoever, other than.residen~s;, in which any substance upon which rats and mice:can feed is stored or kept, shall .be rat and rodent proofed, either key '. I concrete or metal or some equally impermeable material, so as to effectually exclude rats or mice, whether said buildins, rests upon a basement or other ~ supports. Section II. All food and feed kept within the City of Eugene for I feeding chickens, horses, mules, cows, goats pigs or other domestic animals 1 shall be kept and s~tred either in a rat proofed building or rooms, or• in rat i proof containers. Section III: All garbage or refuse consisting of waste material upon which rats or mice may feed still be placed in covered rat-proof containers of U a type prescribed by the health officers of the city, until collected by ~ar- bage haulers. Section IV. That all premises, improved or unimproved and all open lots, areas, streets, sidewalks alleys and other areas in the City of Eugene, shall be kept clean and free from all rubbish, as well-as loose material that might serve as a harbor for rats and mice; and all lumber, boxes, barells and loose ,. iron, and any material that may habor rats shall be placed upon supports in ~~wuch a manner as to provide no refuge for rats and mice. Section V. Tn all residences and upon all residential properties, ~ availa~?le food for rats and mice shall be kept in containers that are rat- . proof, and no food material of any kind, v~~aste or otherwise shall be allowed where rats and mice can have acess to it. - i Section'IV. Whenever it shall come to the attention of the health officer - ~ of the City of Eugene that any of the foregoing regulations are not being ~ observed, or that any building, structure or premises, or portion thereof, in the City is infested with rats and mice, or has rats and or mice therein or ~ thereunder, the said Health Officer or his representative is hereby authorized and ~owered to.serve the owner, or the person, firm or corporation responsible for the mai~,nence thereof with a notice in writing, ordering such person, firm or corporation to exterminate or eleminate all such rats and mice within thirty days from the date of such notice. Failure to comply with the requirements of such notice shall be a violation of this ordinance and shall subject such person, firm or corporation, to the penalties hereinafter provided.