Public Health Rules in Stearns County, MN (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Stearns County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Stearns County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Rodent Control
Stearns County Ordinance 272 bars rental property owners and tenants from letting scrap materials pile up as rodent shelter and requires stored materials to sit at least 10 feet from any dwelling and one foot off the ground, plus rodent-proofing of any opening a half inch or larger.
Rodent Harborage Rules for Stearns County Rentals
Some RestrictionsStearns County Ordinance No. 272, Section 4.6
4.6 Rodent Harborages and Food. No owner or occupant of a rental dwelling unit shall accumulate or allow to accumulate boxes, lumber, wood, scrap metal or any other similar materials in such a manner that may provide a rodent harborage in or about any rental dwelling unit. Stored materials shall be stacked neatly in piles at least ten (10) feet away from any dwelling unit and one (1) foot above...
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