Jackson, MS Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

The City of Jackson adopted the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as its property maintenance code under City Code Sec. 26-511, then amended it locally under Sec. 26-512. 6, titled "Accumulations," is the operative rodent-control provision: it bars owners from storing a long list of items, including appliances, tires, scrap metal, boxes and unpiled scrap iron or tin, "or anything whatsoever that is or may become a hazard to public health and safety, or that may harbor insect, rodent or vermin infestation," on a porch, breezeway, balcony, front yard or side yard that is visible from any street.

4 "Nuisance," declaring any condition on a building, accessory structure or property that has an adverse impact on safety, health, environment, aesthetics or property values, and that is visible from outside the property, to be a nuisance requiring repair or demolition within three months if caused by fire or acts of nature. 00 or up to 90 days imprisonment, or both, with each uncorrected day a separate offense, citing Miss. Code Ann. Secs. 21-13-1 and 21-17-5. Separately, General Code Sec. 66-42 makes it unlawful for any lot, building or premises owner in the city to allow carrion, filth, human or animal excrement, garbage, or any other impure or unwholesome matter to accumulate or remain, a companion prohibition that removes rodent food and harborage sources citywide rather than only in yards visible from the street. 4 to inspect the structure or premises at a reasonable time, subject to constitutional search-and-seizure limits.