Flagler County, FL Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

Sec. 22-31 lists rat and snake harborage, and mosquito or disease-vector breeding water, as one of three declared lot-maintenance nuisances alongside overgrown nuisance weeds and general accumulations of waste, yard trash, rubble or debris, applying to any developed lot or a lot adjacent to a developed lot in the unincorporated county; agricultural and AC-zoned property, coastal dunes, and lots left in an undisturbed natural state are exempt under Sec. 22-29. Once the county administrator's inspection confirms the nuisance, Sec. 22-52 requires written notice by certified mail or hand delivery describing the condition and the corrective action needed, and the owner then has thirty days from receipt to abate it.

The owner can instead appeal to the board of county commissioners within fifteen days by filing a written request and a $50 fee, which the county refunds if the board sides with the owner; filing an appeal pauses the thirty-day clock until the board rules. If the owner does neither, or cannot be located after diligent search, Sec. 22-54 lets the enforcement official's agents or contractors enter the lot and abate the rat-harborage or vector-breeding condition directly, then bill the owner for the abatement cost plus an equal administrative charge.

This lot-maintenance article covers unincorporated Flagler County only; a rodent complaint inside Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell or Beverly Beach falls under that municipality's own code instead.