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Public Health Rules in Everett, MA (2026)

1 verified public health rules for Everett, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Rodent Control

In the City of Everett, Massachusetts, Section 10-35 requires every premises to be rat-free and rat-proof. Occupants must start eradication when infestation is evident, owners must rat-proof a building once the Health Director cites evidence of rats, and garbage must sit in rat-proof containers until collected. Fines follow Section 1-8.

Everett, Massachusetts Rodent Control Rules (Section 10-35)

Some Restrictions

Everett Revised Ordinances Section 10-35

(c) General Provisions. (1) All premises within the City of Everett shall be free of rats and maintained in a rat-free condition; (2) Rat harborages shall be eliminated, buildings shall be maintained in a rat-proof condition, foods and foodstuffs shall be stored and handled so as to be inaccessible to rats; and (3) Where rat infestation is evident, effective measures of rat eradication shall be...