Public Health Rules in Wauwatosa, WI (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Wauwatosa's pest control chapter requires property owners to eliminate rat harborage, rat-proof buildings, and keep premises free of rodent infestation. The health officer and health inspector enforce Chapter 8.56, ordering removal of rubbish and lumber piles that shelter rats and requiring buildings be sealed against entry. Owners who miss extermination deadlines face code enforcement under the city's general penalty provisions.
Wauwatosa Rat Harborage and Pest Control Rules
Some RestrictionsWauwatosa Municipal Code § 8.56.020
Whenever accumulation of rubbish, boxes, lumber, scrap metal, car bodies, or any other materials provide rat harborage the person, firm, or corporation owning or in control of such materials shall cause the materials to be removed or the materials shall be stored so as to eliminate the rat harborage. Lumber boxes and similar materials shall be neatly piled. These piles shall be raised at least ...
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