San Antonio's Property Maintenance Code (SAPMC) requires all structures to be maintained free of pest infestations. Property owners must eliminate rodent, insect, and vermin harborage through approved methods. The city's Code Compliance Department enforces pest-related nuisance violations with fines of $100-$2,000.
The San Antonio Property Maintenance Code (SAPMC), adopted through Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances, defines pest elimination as the control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other pests by eliminating their harborage places, removing or making inaccessible materials that serve as their food or water, and by other approved pest elimination methods. Property owners are responsible for maintaining structures and premises free of rodent, insect, and vermin infestation. Standing water, accumulated trash, and overgrown vegetation that creates pest harborage are violations. The Code Compliance Department investigates complaints and issues notices of violation. Texas Structural Pest Control Board (part of TDLR) licenses all commercial pest control operators. San Antonio Animal Care Services handles wildlife pest issues (raccoons, opossums, etc.). The city participates in mosquito abatement through SAMHD's vector control program, which conducts surveillance and larviciding.
Code Compliance issues notices with a cure period (typically 10-30 days). Failure to comply: fines of $100-$2,000 per violation per day. Repeated violations may result in city-performed abatement with costs billed to the property owner.
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