Idaho Falls, ID Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- no refuse that attracts rodents/insects
- Applies to
- any occupant of city property
- Default penalty
- misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine
- Repeat violations
- each day a separate offense
Summary
Idaho Falls makes it unlawful for any occupant to let refuse pile up on their property in a way that attracts rodents or insects, or otherwise creates an unsanitary public nuisance.
8-6-5: ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE: It shall be unlawful for any occupant to accumulate or to allow the accumulation of refuse upon property under the occupant's control in a manner which is markedly offensive or unsightly, attracts insects or rodents, is unsanitary, unsafe or unhealthy or which otherwise causes a public nuisance.
Full Breakdown
The Sanitation Service chapter makes it unlawful for any occupant to accumulate, or allow the accumulation of, refuse on property under their control in a manner that's markedly offensive or unsightly, attracts insects or rodents, or is unsanitary, unsafe, or unhealthy. Refuse is broadly defined to include trash, garbage, junk, weeds, and similar deleterious material. No specific fine is written into this section, so the Code's general misdemeanor penalty applies to violations.
Violations & Fines
No penalty is stated in Section 8-6-5 itself, so the Code's general misdemeanor clause (Section 1-4-1) applies: up to a $1,000 fine, six months in jail, or both, per violation. Under Section 1-4-4, the same violation repeated on separate days is a separate punishable offense each time.
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