65-159. Abatement of nuisances; failure to remove, penalties. - Kansas Statutes

65-159

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH Article 1.--SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, ACTIVITIES

      65-159.   Abatement of nuisances; failure to remove, penalties.The secretary of health and environment and the county or jointboards of healthshall have the power and authority to examine into all nuisances, sources offilth and causes of sickness that in their opinion maybe injurious tothe health of the inhabitants within any county or municipality in thisstate. Whenever any such nuisance, source of filth or cause ofsickness shall be found to exist on any private property or upon anywatercourse in this state, the secretary of health and environment or countyor joint boards of health shall have the power and authority to order, inwriting, the owner or occupant thereof at his or her own expense to removethe nuisance, source of filth or cause of sickness within twenty-four (24)hours, or within such reasonable timethereafter as such secretary or such county or joint board may order; and if the owneror occupant shall fail to obey such order, such owner or occupant upon convictionshall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundreddollars ($100), and each day's continuance of such nuisance, source of filth orcause of sickness, after the owner or occupant thereof shall have beennotified to remove the nuisance, source of filth or cause of sickness, shallbe a separate offense.

      History:   L. 1907, ch. 383, § 1; R.S. 1923, 65-159; L.1974, ch.352, § 20; L. 1980, ch. 182, § 21; July 1.