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Sec. 33-19. Weeds and trash prohibited; duty of owner to remove weeds and trash.

It shall be unlawful and a public nuisance for the owner of any parcel to allow weeds, as defined herein, to grow or trash to stand upon such parcel. It shall be the duty of the owner of any parcel to immediately cut, remove or destroy any and all weeds and to remove trash on his parcel. Any owner who shall violate any provision of this section shall be deemed to be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor, and each day that such weeds shall remain uncut or such trash is allowed to stand after the period within which they are required hereunder to be cut or removed shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense under this section.