§ 26-59. Methods of treating water.

Collections of water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed shall be treated by such one or more methods as shall be approved by the health division of the village:

(1)

Screening with wire netting of at least 15 meshes to the inch each way, or any other material which will effectually prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes.

(2)

Complete emptying every seven days of unscreened containers, together with their thorough drying or cleaning.

(3)

Using a larvicide approved and applied under the direction of the health division.

(4)

Covering completely the surface of the water with kerosene, petroleum, or paraffin oil once every seven days.

(5)

Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions and stocking with mosquito-destroying fish.

(6)

Filling or draining to the satisfaction of the health division.

(7)

Proper disposal, by removal or destruction, of tin cans, tin boxes, broken or empty bottles, and similar articles likely to hold water.

(Code 1940, § 27.060; Code 1964, § 14-14)