Suffolk County Department of Health Services enforces pest control under Suffolk County Sanitary Code Article 7. Licensed exterminators must be NY DEC-certified under 6 NYCRR Part 325. Bedbug disclosure required for rentals under NY MDL 27-2018.
Suffolk County Sanitary Code Article 7 requires property owners to maintain premises free of rodents, insects, and vermin. Commercial pesticide applications require NY DEC certification under 6 NYCRR Part 325. The Suffolk County Pesticide Phase-Out Law (Local Law 27-2007) restricts cosmetic pesticide use on county-owned property. Tick control is a major concern due to endemic Lyme disease and babesiosis on Long Island. Neighbor notification required 48 hours before commercial lawn pesticide applications under NY ECL 33-1004.
Sanitary code violations $250-$2,000 per day. Unlicensed pesticide application: up to $5,000 DEC fine. Failure to disclose bedbugs in NYC/covered buildings: tenant remedies under NY MDL.
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