Public Health Rules in New Bedford, MA (2026)
1 verified public health rules for New Bedford, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
New Bedford requires properties that use a private trash hauler instead of city collection to keep waste in receptacles that are flytight, rodent resistant, nonflammable and waterproof, under Code of Ordinances § 16-80(d). Those receptacles must stay on private property, off public streets and sidewalks, and be screened from view in or near residential zones.
New Bedford Rodent-Resistant Waste Container Rule
Some RestrictionsNew Bedford Code of Ordinances § 16-80(d)
(d)Owners of properties that do not receive solid waste or recyclable collection by the city shall ensure that all waste materials awaiting collection by a private or commercial hauler shall be placed in receptacles which shall contain only material generated by owners and occupants of the private property where they are located and shall be flytight, rodent resistant, nonflammable and waterpro...
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