Buckeye, AZ Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Core rule
- Structures kept free of pests
- Owner duty
- Exterminate before rental/lease
- Tenant duty
- Keep pest-free after move-in
- Also covers
- Bee infestations
- Citation
- Buckeye City Code § 15-2-8 (§ 308.1)
Summary
Buckeye's amended Property Maintenance Code requires every structure and property in the city to be kept free of insect, rodent, and bee infestation, with prompt extermination required.
All structures and property shall be kept free from insect and rodent infestation. All structures in which insects or rodents are found shall be promptly exterminated by approved processes that will not be injurious to human health. All premises shall be kept free from bee infestations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 22 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Buckeye adopted the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments under Buckeye City Code § 15-2-8. As amended, Section 308.1 states that 'all structures and property shall be kept free from insect and rodent infestation' and that any infested structure 'shall be promptly exterminated by approved processes that will not be injurious to human health,' with 'all premises' also required to stay free of bee infestations. Section 308.2 puts the duty to exterminate on the property owner before a unit is rented or leased, while Section 308.5 shifts responsibility for keeping the structure and premises rodent- and pest-free onto the tenant once occupied.
Violations & Fines
Failure to abate a rodent, insect, or bee infestation is a Property Maintenance Code violation, enforceable by the City Manager's designated code official under Chapter 15.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has to pay for extermination in a Buckeye rental?
Does Buckeye's rule cover bee infestations too?
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