731.
An action may be brought by any person whose property is
injuriously
affected, or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by a
nuisance,
as the same is defined in section thirty-four hundred and
seventy-nine
of the Civil Code, and by the judgment in such action
the
nuisance may be enjoined or abated as well as damages recovered
therefor.
A civil action may be brought in the name of the people of
the
State of California to abate a public nuisance, as the same is
defined
in section thirty-four hundred and eighty of the Civil Code,
by
the district attorney of any county in which such nuisance exists,
or
by the city attorney of any town or city in which such nuisance
exists,
and each of said officers shall have concurrent right to
bring
such action for a public nuisance existing within a town or
city,
and such district attorney, or city attorney, of any county or
city
in which such nuisance exists must bring such action whenever
directed
by the board of supervisors of such county or whenever
directed
by the legislative authority of such town or city.