Public Health Rules in Santa Maria, CA (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Santa Maria, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Santa Maria's property nuisance ordinance makes it unlawful to maintain premises with dead, decayed, infested, or overgrown vegetation 'likely to harbor rats or vermin.' Code Compliance officers issue a written Compliance Order, and an unresolved violation goes before a Hearing Officer, who can issue a Nuisance Abatement Order and record it against the property with the County Recorder.
Santa Maria Bans Rodent-Harboring Property Conditions
Significant RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code § 5-6.202(c)(3) (Unlawful Property Nuisance)
It is unlawful for any person owning, renting, leasing, occupying, managing or having charge, or possessing of any real property in this City to maintain such premises in such a manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon: ... (c) Property maintained in a condition so defective, unsightly, or in a state of such deterioration, disrepair or neglect that it causes a heal...
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