8237ORDINANCE No. 8237
Ali ORIJINANOZE AldENDING ORDINANCE No. 6836 SO AS TO MORE
SPECIFICALLY DEFINE THE POWERS iU& DUTIES OF THE CITY
OFFICIALS IN TIC ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS ft
OF SAID ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
AND FOR OTHER. PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TIC CITY COUNCIL OF ME CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, AHKANSAS;
SECTION 1. That Section 4 of Ordinance No. 6836 of the Ordinances
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
That whenever the Health Officer notifies the occupant or
occupants of a business building that there is evidence of rat infestation
of the building said occupant or occupants shall immediately institute
appropriate measures for freeing the premises each occupies of all rats,
and that unless suitable measures for freeing the building of rats are
instituted within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice and unless
continuously maintained in a satisfactory manner until the building is free
from rats the Health Gfficer shall immediately certify the name or names there-
of of such offenders to the City :attorney, who shall, after receiving such
name or names, promptly institute appropriate action against said offenders,
as provided by Section 13 hereof; provided further, that the City Health
Officer shall not engage in the business of exterminating rats, but shall
confine his duties hereunder to inspection and enforcement.
SECTION 2. It having; been ascertained that the public health,,
peace and safety are directly affected by the provisions of this ordinance,
an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: February 27, 1950
ATTEST; 1
CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
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