Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE
Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE
GENERAL
Section 285.115 - Nuisance minimization and control
Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 285.115
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A person or municipality that stores municipal waste shall:
(1) Eliminate
conditions conducive to the harborage, breeding or attraction of
vectors.
(2) Take other measures
necessary to minimize and control the presence of vectors.
(3) If vectors are present, immediately take
measures necessary to exterminate them.
(b) A person or municipality storing municipal waste shall also minimize and control conditions not otherwise prohibited by this subchapter that are harmful to the public health, public safety or the environment, or which create safety hazards, odors, dust, unsightliness or other public nuisances.
This section cited in 5 Pa. Code § 284.401 (relating to scope); and 25 Pa. Code § 285.101 (relating to scope).
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