- (1) A public place shall be maintained sanitary and free of imminent health hazards.
- (2) The operator shall prevent any leaking or defective water pipe, sewer pipe, hydrant, sprinkler systems, well, gutter, drain, rain-gutter, or any seepage in or about any public building or structure from creating a nuisance or public health hazard.
(3)(a) The operator shall effectively secure or make safe any vacant building, structure, storage tank, machinery, vehicle, trench, pit, shaft, or well.
- (b) The operator shall remove any other deleterious object, condition, or material that is a nuisance or imminent health hazard.
- (c) When a local health officer has identified a vacant public place as posing an imminent health hazard, the operator shall remediate the health hazard within a period indicated by the local health officer.
- (4) The operator may be required to abate a pest infestation. Abatement activities shall comply with Title 4, Chapter 14, Utah Pesticide Control Act.
- (5) A person shall not demolish any infested building or structure unless provisions are made and carried out to abate a pest infestation prior to demolition.
- (6) The operator shall drain, make drainage possible, or employ other acceptable methods to prevent the pooling of water that may become a breeding place for mosquitoes or other vectors.
- (7) The operator shall not store any material in a way that allows the accumulation of water that may become a breeding place for mosquitoes, or attract other vectors.
KEY: public places, public restrooms, public health, general sanitation
Date of Last Change: August 17, 2023
Notice of Continuation: November 9, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202; 26B-7-113; 26B-7-402