Public Health Rules in Burlington, NC (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Burlington, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Burlington makes property owners responsible for exterminating insects, rodents and other pests under the housing code, and separately treats rat, mice or vermin infestations as a public nuisance. Nuisance violations escalate from a one-hundred-dollar civil penalty to five hundred dollars for repeat offenses within a year.
Rodent and Pest Control Duties in Burlington
Some RestrictionsBurlington City Code §§ 14-13(b), 22-2(2), 22-10(b)
(b)An owner is responsible for extermination of insects, rodents or other pests. ... (2)Any accumulation of animal or vegetable matter that is offensive by virtue of strong odors or vapors or by the presence therein of rats, mice, snakes or vermin of any kind. ... (b)Civil penalty. Upon a determination by a code enforcement official that conditions constituting a public nuisance exist on proper...
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