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Public Health Rules in Oldham County, KY (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky.

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

Rodent Control

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, storing manure, compost or unsanitary matter that attracts rodents, vermin or disease-carrying pests is a nuisance under Fiscal Court ordinance. Property owners must keep deleterious or septic material in containers that deny access to rodents, flies and insects. The County Zoning Enforcement Officer investigates complaints, and violators face fines up to $500 per day the nuisance continues.

Rodent Control Nuisance Rule in Oldham County

Some Restrictions

Oldham County Code § 91.01

(c) Manure or compost piles or other material which is of a nature as to spread or harbor disease, emit unpleasant odors or harmful gas, or attract rodents, vermin or other disease-carrying pests, animals or insects. ... (d) Keeping unsanitary matter on premises. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, or permit another to keep upon any property deleterious or septic material, unless t...

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