Redding addresses pest-harboring property conditions through Redding Municipal Code Chapter 9.36 (Weed and Rubbish Abatement) and the property maintenance / nuisance provisions of the City Code. Structural pest-control work (termites, rodents, bed bugs) is performed by Structural Pest Control Board-licensed operators under California Title 16 / Business and Professions Code Division 3, Chapter 14. The Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District handles vector-borne disease response.
Pest control in Redding is split between local nuisance abatement and state professional regulation. Locally, Redding Municipal Code Chapter 9.36 (Weed and Rubbish Abatement) and the City's property-maintenance nuisance provisions declare conditions that harbor rats, vermin, or other pests — such as accumulated rubbish, dense unmaintained vegetation, abandoned vehicles, and dilapidated outbuildings — to be a public nuisance. Code Enforcement issues a Notice to Abate; if the owner does not comply, the City can perform the work and recover the cost as a special assessment on the Shasta County tax bill. Statewide, the California Structural Pest Control Board (under Title 16 CCR Division 19 and Business and Professions Code Division 3, Chapter 14) licenses all structural pest-control operators and requires written Wood-Destroying Organisms (WDO) reports for inspections, commonly known as 'termite reports.' The Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District (an independent special district) responds to mosquito breeding and rodent-borne disease, particularly hantavirus and West Nile virus. Bed bug situations in rental housing are governed by California Civil Code Section 1942.5 (retaliation), Section 1954.603 (tenant disclosure), and Health & Safety Code Section 17920.3 (substandard housing).
Failure to abate a rat-, vermin-, or pest-harboring nuisance after notice under Redding Municipal Code Chapter 9.36 results in City-performed abatement billed to the owner, plus recordation of a special assessment against the property collected on the Shasta County tax bill. Unlicensed structural pest-control work violates California Business and Professions Code Division 3, Chapter 14 and is a misdemeanor handled by the Structural Pest Control Board. Substandard rental housing under California Health & Safety Code Section 17920.3 can also lead to relocation orders.
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