Public Health Rules in Lakewood, CO (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Lakewood, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Lakewood makes property owners responsible for exterminating any rodent infestation caused by a failure to keep the property rodent-proof, and separately bans feeding rodents by placing or scattering food, garbage or other attractants, under Municipal Code § 9.80.020(A)(2)-(3).
Lakewood CO Rodent Infestation & Feeding Ban
Some RestrictionsLakewood Municipal Code § 9.80.020(A)(2)-(3)
2.The infestation of rodents. Whenever a rodent infestation is caused by failure of the person having possession or control thereof to maintain the property in a rodent-proof condition, extermination of the rodent infestation shall be the responsibility of the owner. When any structure, building, or vacant land is found by the owner and/or occupant or by Code Enforcement to have a rodent infest...
Syringe Disposal
In Lakewood, Colorado (Jefferson County), the drug paraphernalia code exempts participants in a state-approved syringe exchange program and gives police-contact amnesty for hypodermic needles voluntarily disclosed before a search.
Lakewood, CO Syringe Exchange Protections
Light RestrictionsLakewood Municipal Code §§ 9.44.030(B), 9.44.040
A person shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter if he or she is participating as an employee, volunteer, or participant in an approved syringe exchange program created pursuant to Section 25-1-520, C.R.S. ...If a hypodermic needle or syringe is on the person...and the person...alerts the officer of that fact prior to the search...the peace officer shall not arrest or cite the perso...
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