Allen County regulates weeds and rank vegetation as a public health hazard under Title 10, Article 12 rather than by a set height. Owners who let vegetation harbor rats, mosquitoes, or other pests can be ordered to abate and fined up to $500 per day.
Indiana Code 36-7-10.1 authorizes counties to require owners in the unincorporated area to cut and remove weeds and other rank vegetation (excluding agricultural crops). Allen County implements nuisance vegetation through Allen County Code Title 10, Article 12 (Public Health Hazards), which prohibits collecting or accumulating refuse, organic matter, and vegetable materials that provide food or harborage for rodents, flies, mosquitoes, and other public-health pests. The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health enforces it, issuing a written abatement order with a reasonable deadline. Compost piles must also be maintained so they do not create odors or pest harborage. Cities and towns inside the county run their own tall-grass programs.
After a written order (10-12-3-4) goes uncorrected, willful violators face a fine up to $500 per violation, each day a separate offense (10-12-4-3). Certain sanitation violations may also draw an immediate $25-per-day fine, plus the county's abatement cost and attorney
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