Public Health Rules in Cedar Rapids, IA (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Cedar Rapids classifies the presence of rats, flies or other vermin in or upon any premises as a nuisance in its own right under Municipal Code § 22.01(a)(11), and separately bans letting garbage or dead animals accumulate in a way that breeds or harbors vermin under § 22.01(a)(10). The Board of Health, Health Officer, or code officials can order abatement, hold a hearing, and bill the cost back to the property owner.
Cedar Rapids Rodent Nuisance Rules
Some RestrictionsCedar Rapids Municipal Code § 22.01(a)(10)-(11), Nuisances Defined
10. The storage, collection, discharge or depositing of any liquid waste, offal, filth, garbage, refuse, dead animals or contaminated material in any private or public place so as to threaten the health, safety or is offensive to the senses of any individual or the public, or to be conducive to the breeding and harborage of flies, rats or other vermin. 11. The presence of rats, flies or other v...
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