Edison, NJ Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

Depositing, accumulating or maintaining any matter or thing which serves as food for insects or rodents and to which they may have access, or which serve as or constitutes a breeding place or harborage for insects or rodents, in or on any land, premises, building or other place. Composts are permitted, except in cases where they may prove either a health hazard or a nuisance;

h. Any container or utensil in which garbage, offal, scraps, waste food and any other putrescible material is held in or upon any premises, and which is not watertight, tightly covered and so kept at all times to exclude flies, rodents and vermin;

i. Any common drinking cup or utensil in any park, playground, theater, school, club, boarding home, public washroom or lavatory, or in any place where a number of people congregate or are employed;

j. Any common towel for use by more than one (1) person without intermediate laundering, except roller towels which can be mechanically adjusted for individual use, in any park, playground, theater, school, club, boarding home, public washroom or lavatory, or in any place where a number of people congregate or are employed;

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