Elk Grove, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

1129, any owner, lessee, occupant, or person otherwise in charge or possession of property is responsible if the premises are maintained in a way that creates a habitat for termites, insects, vermin, or rodents presenting a threat to public health, safety, or adjacent property. 5 so the City can recover abatement costs as a special assessment against the parcel if the owner will not act voluntarily. 030 requires the enforcement officer to give written notice describing the violation, the corrective action required, and a compliance period of at least fifteen (15) days, extendable to 30, 60, or 90 days when correction is complicated or costly and there is no immediate health or safety threat.

050 and which increases for repeat violations of the same provision within a twelve-month period. 4. Because rodent and vermin conditions are folded into the same nuisance article as weeds, visual blight, and abandoned pools, the City can pursue any combination of these violations in a single abatement action against a chronically neglected property.