Public Health Rules in St. Tammany Parish, LA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of St. Tammany Parish. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Rodent Control
Section 26-2(3) declares any condition that provides harborage for rats, mice, snakes, or other vermin a public nuisance in unincorporated St. Tammany Parish. Code enforcement can order the condition abated, and ignoring the order is a misdemeanor with fines up to $500.
St. Tammany Parish Rodent Harborage Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 26-2(3)
The following acts and/or omissions and the maintaining, using, placing, depositing, leaving or permitting to be or remain on any public or private property of any of the following items, conditions or actions are hereby declared to be and constitute a nuisance...(3)Any condition which provides harborage for rats, mice, snakes and other vermin.
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