Tulare County, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted standard
- CBC Appendix F, Rodent Proofing
- Adopting section
- Ordinance Code § 7-15-1066
- Enforcing agency
- Resource Management Agency Director
- Applies to
- New construction, unincorporated county
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under § 125
Summary
New construction in unincorporated Tulare County must meet the rodent-proofing standards of Appendix F of the California Building Code, adopted into the county's own building regulations by Ordinance Code § 7-15-1066. The Resource Management Agency Director enforces the requirement alongside the rest of the adopted building code.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, Volumes 1 and 2 of the California Building Code 2022 Edition, found in Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations and published by the California Building Standards Commission and International Code Council, including Appendix C – Group U – Agricultural Buildings, Appendix F – Rodent Proofing, Appendix G – Flood Resistant Construction, Appendix H – Signs, Appendix I – Patio Covers, and Appendix J – Grading, are adopted and made a part of this Article as if fully set forth herein, and shall hereinafter be referred to as the "California Building Code."
Full Breakdown
Section 7-15-1066 adopts Volumes 1 and 2 of the 2022 California Building Code, including Appendix F, Rodent Proofing, as part of Tulare County's own Chapter 15 building regulations, alongside Appendix C (agricultural buildings), Appendix G (flood-resistant construction), Appendix H (signs), Appendix I (patio covers) and Appendix J (grading). Because the appendix is adopted 'as if fully set forth herein,' its rodent-proofing construction requirements, covering openings, foundation and wall penetrations, and vent screening on qualifying structures, are enforceable exactly like any other building code provision in the unincorporated area.
Enforcement runs through the same Resource Management Agency Director or authorized representative who administers the rest of Chapter 15 under § 7-15-1067, and fees to cover plan review and inspection are set by Board of Supervisors resolution under § 7-15-1068. A person building or altering a structure without complying with the adopted rodent-proofing standard is subject to the same misdemeanor penalty that applies to any other violation of the California Building Code under § 7-15-1070, punishable under the general violations section, § 125, of the Ordinance Code.
This is a building-permit-stage standard, not a standalone extermination program; the county does not operate a separate rodent abatement ordinance apart from this incorporated building-code appendix.
Violations & Fines
Constructing or altering a building without meeting the adopted Appendix F rodent-proofing standard is a misdemeanor under § 7-15-1070, punishable as provided in § 125 (Violations) of the Ordinance Code, with each day the noncompliant condition continues treated as a separate offense that the Resource Management Agency Director may cite.
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