Definitions of Terms.
SEC. 84. Definitions of Terms.—As used in this
Chapter, the following terms shall mean and include:
Nuisance.—Anything that injures health, endangers life,
offends the senses or produces discomfort to the community.
Offensive trades or occupations.—These are the following :
Soap boiling;
Guts cleaning;
Coiling of offal, bones, fat or lard;[*]
Manufacturing of glue or fertilizer;
Skin curing;
Scrap processing;
Manure storing;
Lime burning;
Lye making; and
Any manufacturing process in which lead, arsenic, mercury,
phosphorous, or other poisonous substance is used. [*]
Types of Nuisances.
SEC. 85. Types of Nuisances.—For the purpose of this
Chapter, the following shall be considered nuisances:
Public or private premises maintained and used in a manner
injurious to health;
Breeding places and harborages of vermin;
Animals and their carcasses which are injurious to health;
Accumulation of refuse;
Noxious matter or waste water discharged improperly in streets;
Animal stockage maintained in a manner injurious to health;
Excessive noise; and
Illegal shanties in public or private properties.
Responsibilities of Owners, Managers or Operators.
SEC. 86. Responsibilities of Owners, Managers or
Operators.—The Owners, managers or operators of establishment
shall:
Secure a sanitary permit from the local health authority
before establishing and operating their business or trade;
Remove daily all injurious by-products and wastes;
Prevent the escape of industrial impurities and adopt
methods to render them innocuous;
Maintain working establishments and their premises clean and
sanitary at all times;
Store all materials properly to prevent emission of noxious or
injurious effluvia.
