Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5-406 - Mosquito control(a) If the Secretary, in cooperation with the local health authority, finds that a person is causing or allowing mosquitoes to breed or develop on any property in a manner that may pose a threat to public health, the Secretary may order that the person abate the mosquito habitat in a manner and at a time specified in the order.(b) After all reasonable attempts of abatement have failed, an order issued in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall be served:(1) On the person who is causing or allowing mosquitoes to breed or develop; or(2) If the person who is causing or allowing the mosquitoes to breed or develop cannot be found, on the owner or occupant of the property where the mosquitoes exist.