Public Health Rules in Josephine County, OR (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Josephine County, Oregon.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Josephine County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Rodent Control
In unincorporated Josephine County, putrescible waste must sit in fly-tight, rodent-proof containers and come off the property at least every seven days. Letting it pile up so rodents, flies or mosquitoes can breed on it is a declared nuisance under the county health code, enforced by the County Environmental Health Department.
Rodent-Proof Waste Storage in Josephine County
Some RestrictionsJosephine County Code § 8.10.070
§ 8.10.070. Conditions which constitute a danger to public health and/or safety. Each of the following conditions is (1) deemed to be conducive to human exposure to organisms or which present a reasonable possibility that the public is being exposed to hazard, disease, physical suffering, or illness; (2) prohibited; and (3) constitutes a nuisance: ... ... D. Putrescible wastes not stored in fly...
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