§ 13-330. Definitions.

When used in the context of this article, the following definitions shall apply:

Adulticiding: Application of insecticides to kill adult mosquitoes.

Artificial container: Any bucket, barrel, tire, bottle, tub, tank, gutter, bird bath, swimming pool, ornament pond, rain water collection devices, flower pot, jar, or any other such manmade item capable of collecting water.

Breeding source: Any area capable of sustaining the reproduction of mosquitoes or rodents, including but not limited to, ditches, depressions, troughs, holes, excavations, barrels, cesspools, and all places where water collects and remains stagnant.

Harborage: Shelter or refuge for mosquitoes or rodents.

Infestation: To inhabit or overrun in numbers or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious.

Integrated pest management (IPM): An effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management. IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.

Larva: The immature, fully aquatic stage of mosquito development in which the insect appears as a small, wingless, worm-like form.

Larvicide: A chemical or biological agent which kills or prevents the reproduction of mosquito larvae.

Mosquito: A small long-legged, two-winged insect of the family Culicidae.

Occupant: The person who has the use of or occupies any building or any part thereof or who has the use or possession, actual or constructive, of the premises whether the owner or tenant. In the case of vacant buildings or vacant portions of a building, and in case of occupancy in whole or in part by the owner, the owner of the building shall be deemed to be, and shall have the responsibility of an occupant of such building.

Owner: The person owning the building or premises.

Person: Individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, public or private institutions, municipalities, political subdivisions of the City of Grand Prairie, governmental agencies and public and private corporations.

Premises: A parcel of real property, including all buildings and structures located thereon.

Regulatory authority: Any municipal officer, employee, or department of the city appointed by the city manager to administer this article.

Rodent: A mammal of the order Rodentia, such as a mouse, rat, or beaver, having large incisors adapted for gnawing.

Swimming pool: A water-filled structure in which people can swim, wade, or sunbathe.

Threshold action plan: A written action in an IPM plan that presents a clear statement of intentions before a pest event occurs.

Tire: Continuous covering for the wheel of a vehicle usually made of rubber reinforced with cords of nylon, fiberglass or other material.

(Ord. No. 7405, § 1, 6-6-06; Ord. No. 9521-2013, § 1, 4-16-13)