Sec. 7. (a) A person who:
(1) owns, leases, occupies, possesses, or has charge of any:
(A) land;
(B) place;
(C) building;
(D) structure;
(E) stacks or quantities of:
(i) wood;
(ii) hay;
(iii) corn;
(iv) wheat; or
(v) other grains or materials; or
(F) vessel or water craft; and
(2) permits the areas listed in subdivision (1) to become rat infested;
commits a Class C infraction.
(b) A person who:
(1) permits an area listed in subsection (a) to become rat infested; and
(2) upon any knowledge or notice, fails to endeavor in good faith to exterminate the rats by poisoning, trapping, or other appropriate means such as that suggested by the state department or local health officers;
commits a Class C infraction.