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Public Health Rules in Ada County, ID (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Ada County, Idaho.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Ada County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Rodent Control

Ada County Code 5-2-4-2(A) bars letting waste accumulate on any property in the unincorporated county if it is likely to attract flies, breed pests, or "afford food or harborage for rodents and pests," treating that buildup as a public nuisance the county can act on.

Rodent and Pest Harborage Rules in Ada County

Some Restrictions

Ada County Code 5-2-4-2(A)

A. Deposit Of Waste At Disposal Sites Only: All persons shall maintain their premises in sanitary condition. No person shall throw or deposit or permit to accumulate any waste in or on premises, improved or vacant, either public or private, within unincorporated Ada County, unless said premises is a disposal site, so that it constitutes a public nuisance under Idaho Code title 18, chapter 59, o...

Public Health Rules by City in Ada County

1 cities in Ada County have their own public health rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

All Ada County ordinances

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