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Public Health Rules in Huntington Beach, CA (2026)

1 verified public health rules for Huntington Beach, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Rodent Control

Huntington Beach Municipal Code Section 8.21.080(B) requires refuse to be stored so it will not provide harborage to rats, and Section 8.21.070 makes any unauthorized accumulation of refuse on a property a declared public nuisance. Occupants must keep containers covered, durable and rodent-resistant, and property owners bear the City's enforcement costs for noncompliance.

Huntington Beach Rodent Control Refuse Rules

Some Restrictions

Huntington Beach, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 8.21.080(A)-(B) (Storage)

Refuse shall be stored in a container of a type approved by the Director. Every such container shall be constructed of metal, plastic, or equally durable material, in such manner as to be strong, watertight, not easily corrodible, insect and rodent resistant, and shall be kept covered at all times, except when refuse is being deposited or removed from such container. ... Refuse shall be stored ...

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