§ 9. Sanitation and public safety.

The village shall have the right to collect and dispose of sewage, offal, ashes, garbage, animal carcasses and other refuse; to compel the abatement and removal of nuisances at the expense of the person or persons causing the same, or owning or occupying the premises whereon the same may be; and for either fire protection or sanitary purposes, to require all lands, parkways and premises within the municipality to be kept clean, sanitary and free from weeds or other growth and refuse and debris, or to make them so at the expense of the owners or occupants thereof, and to have a lien for such expenses under such regulations as may be provided by ordinance or ordinances; and if so provided by ordinance to impose a flat charge equivalent to the average expense thereof throughout said municipality; to prevent paupers, vagrants and other persons having no visible or lawful means of support, and persons who may be or may become dangerous to the peace or safety of the municipality or likely to become dependent upon the public, from coming or remaining within the said municipality; to condemn and destroy, without liability to the owner thereof, impure, adulterated, diseased or spoiled foods or beverages; to prevent the introduction or spread of contagious or infectious diseases, and generally, to make and enforce all sanitary and other regulations as the council may deem proper for the improvement, development or protection of said municipality or its inhabitants.

Editor's note

This section has been editorially deleted as home rule powers of municipalities are derived from the state constitution and F.S. ch. 166.