Eagle Mountain, UT Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

Eagle Mountain regulates rodent and insect harborage through its solid waste management chapter rather than a stand-alone pest-control ordinance. 060(J) lists, among the chapter's prohibited acts, creating, causing or allowing insect or rodent propagation, conditions for disease transmission, any unsanitary condition, or any other safety or public health hazard. 210 puts an affirmative duty on the owner or occupant of any premises, residence, business establishment, institution, or industry to ensure that all solid waste the property generates is stored in a way that prevents the attraction, harborage, or breeding of insects or rodents and eliminates conditions harmful to public health or that create safety hazards, odors, or nuisances.

320 sets construction standards: the space must be of rodent-proof construction, readily cleanable, and properly drained, and if it isn't refrigerated it must be adequately vented with all openings screened to keep insects and rodents from entering or leaving. The storage area must also be kept in good repair and free of rodent or insect production. 270, which exists specifically to keep rodents and other animals from reaching stored waste. A property that violates the sanitary storage or rodent-proofing duties is subject to the chapter's standard enforcement: written notice from the mayor's representative, an opportunity to correct, and a Class B misdemeanor citation with fines under the consolidated fee schedule if the condition isn't fixed.