Authority to close heavily infested buildings.
El Paso City Code § 9.28.090
in effect9.28.090 - Authority to close heavily infested buildings.
When the director of the department of environmental services shall find any building, structure or premises so heavily infested with rats as to constitute a present menace to public health, he shall have authority to close the same to any occupancy or use until rats have been eradicated.
(Ord. 16812 § 20 (part), 2007; prior code § 12-61)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.28RACO_9.28.090AUCLHEINBUFetched: 10/28/2026
