Little Chute, WI Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Nuisances, Code Ch. 28
- Prohibited condition
- Debris that breeds vermin/insects
- Enforcement
- Village board as board of health
- Remedy
- Abatement order, injunctive relief
- Penalty
- $25–$1,000 forfeiture per offense
Summary
Little Chute declares any accumulation of trash, rubbish, or decayed matter that lets flies, mosquitoes, or other vermin breed a public health nuisance, and property owners must abate it or face enforcement.
Breeding places for vermin, etc. Accumulations of decayed animal or vegetable matter, trash, rubbish, rotting lumber, bedding, packing material, scrap metal or any material whatsoever in which flies, mosquitoes, disease-carrying insects, rate or other vermin may breed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under the village's nuisance chapter, "breeding places for vermin" are specifically declared a public health nuisance: accumulations of decayed animal or vegetable matter, trash, rubbish, rotting lumber, bedding, packing material, scrap metal, or any other material in which flies, mosquitoes, disease-carrying insects, or other vermin may breed are prohibited on any property in the village. The village board, acting as the board of health, enforces the nuisance chapter and can order abatement; an owner who lets such conditions persist can be cited and, because it is declared a nuisance, faces injunctive relief in addition to the village's standard forfeiture penalty and prosecution costs.
Violations & Fines
Maintaining a vermin-breeding accumulation is a public nuisance subject to abatement orders, injunctive relief, and the village's general forfeiture of $25 to $1,000 per offense under Code §§ 28-4, 1-12.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Little Chute make me clean up a pile that's attracting vermin?
What happens if I ignore a nuisance order?
Sources & Official References
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