LA County Code Title 11 Chapter 11.32 makes property owners countywide responsible for abating rodents. LACDPH Vector Management investigates outdoor complaints in unincorporated areas and supports cities. California AB-1788 bans second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides for non-licensed users statewide.
LA County tackles rodents on multiple tracks. Title 11.32 of the County Code declares rodent infestations a public nuisance and requires owners and occupants in unincorporated areas to eliminate harborage, food sources, and active populations; failure to abate after notice triggers enforcement orders. The LA County Department of Public Health Vector Management Program responds to outdoor complaints countywide, surveys neighborhoods, and educates owners through integrated pest management. On the chemical side, California AB-1788 (Health & Safety Code §12978.7) prohibits anyone other than a licensed structural pest control operator from using second-generation anticoagulants like brodifacoum and bromadiolone due to wildlife secondary poisoning. Snap traps and exclusion remain legal for homeowners.
Failure to comply with a Title 11.32 abatement order in unincorporated areas is a misdemeanor punishable by fines under LA County Code §11.02. Unlicensed use of banned second-generation rodenticides is enforced by California Department of Pesticide Regulation with civil penalties.
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