Bakersfield property owners must keep premises free of rats and mice that threaten public health. Kern County Public Health and city code enforcement can require abatement, baiting, and removal of harborage conditions on private property.
Under Bakersfield Municipal Code property-maintenance and nuisance provisions, harboring rodent infestations is declared a public nuisance. Owners must eliminate food sources, seal building openings, remove debris piles, and contract licensed pest operators when needed. Kern County Public Health Services enforces the California Health and Safety Code rodent provisions and may issue abatement orders. Bakersfield code enforcement can post notices, perform abatement at owner expense, and place liens. Compliance typically requires both extermination and removal of harborage conditions such as wood piles, abandoned vehicles, and uncovered trash.
Failure to abate after notice can result in administrative fines, county-performed abatement billed to the owner, code citations, and recordation of liens against the property until paid.
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