Long Branch, NJ Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

City of Long Branch Code § 262-6, General maintenance and structural standards, part of the Property Maintenance chapter's Article I adopted July 8, 1997 by Ordinance No. 20-97, requires that outside building walls have no holes, loose boards, or broken or missing members or cracked or damaged finish that admits rain, cold air, dampness, rodents, insects or vermin. The same section commands that every building be maintained weathertight, watertight and verminproof, with exposed surfaces subject to deterioration protected by an appropriate coating, and that all parts of the premises be kept in a condition that prevents infestation.

The chapter's definitions section, § 262-4, defines PEST CONTROL as the control and elimination of insects, rodents, vermin, vegetation and fungus, and INFESTATION as the presence of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests that constitutes a health hazard to occupants or neighboring properties. Enforcement follows the chapter's general notice-and-abatement chain: under § 262-3 and § 262-10, an enforcement officer must first issue a written violation notice giving the owner up to 60 days to voluntarily comply before the City pursues a Municipal Court summons, and under § 262-14 the City may enter the premises and perform the abatement itself, at the owner's expense, if the owner fails to act or an emergency exists.

The City's cost-recovery fee schedule at § 262-17 sets extermination services at the current contract rate charged by the City's pest-control contractor, billed back to the property as a lien through the Tax Collector under § 262-16.