Public Health Rules in Harrison County, MS (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Harrison County, Mississippi.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Harrison County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Rodent Control
Harrison County's Unified Development Code makes it a code violation to keep animals or fowl in unsanitary conditions on any unincorporated property, defined to include vermin, rats, mice, fleas and ticks associated with neglected animals, regardless of zoning.
Harrison County Unsanitary Animal-Keeping Vermin Rule
Some RestrictionsHarrison County Unified Development Code, Art. XIV, § 1409.03.04 (as amended through Dec. 12, 2022)
1409.03.04 Maintaining or keeping of animals or fowls in unsanitary conditions, regardless of the zoning classification of the property; unsanitary conditions as used in this section shall include the presence of excess waste, smell, noise and/or vermin, rats, mice, fleas, ticks and other pests associated with neglected animals.
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