Public Health Rules in Owensboro, KY (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Owensboro, Kentucky, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Owensboro's property maintenance code names conditions that attract rodents and vermin as a public nuisance under § 5-137(b), covering neglected pet-hoarding situations and accumulated rubbish, garbage or waste that can breed or shelter rodents.
Owensboro Rodent and Vermin Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsOwensboro Municipal Code § 5-137(b)(16), (18)
(16)Hoarding of Pet Animals. The keeping of more pet animals than can be properly maintained in a healthy condition without presenting a health or safety hazard to the owners or others and without constituting a nuisance to the occupants or neighboring properties, characterized by failure to provide proper food, water, shelter, veterinary care and sanitation to the animals and resulting in squa...
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