Loveland, CO Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Loveland Municipal Code § 16.08.040
- Abatement deadline
- 24 hours, § 16.44.020.B
- Enforcing officers
- Police officers or code enforcement officers
- Unpaid abatement cost
- Full cost plus 10% inspection surcharge, becomes a lien
- Adopted by
- Ordinance No. 6596, § 14, December 6, 2022
Summary
Loveland bans keeping premises infested with rats or mice, or leaving uncovered garbage that could attract them, declaring both a public nuisance under Municipal Code § 16.08.040. Unsanitary conditions get only 24 hours to abate once cited.
It is unlawful for any person to maintain or keep any premises within the City which are infested with rats and/or mice or to keep on any premises any uncovered garbage or waste materials of any kind which might attract, sustain or cause an infestation of rats. All such premises and conditions are declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated as such, in addition to any penalty which may be imposed for a violation of this Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
" The section declares any such premises or condition a public nuisance subject to abatement, in addition to any Code penalty. 030, separately bans fly-producing conditions such as unscreened manure piles, privies, and uncovered garbage. B sets a strict 24-hour deadline for "Unsanitary Conditions," the fastest turnaround in the entire nuisance notice schedule alongside health hazards. 050, with unpaid assessments becoming a lien on the property after 30 days.
Violations & Fines
Failure to comply with a 24-hour Notice and Order to Abate for a rat or mouse infestation exposes the owner or occupant to a summons into Loveland Municipal Court under § 16.44.040, punishable under the general penalty at § 1.12.010, plus City-performed abatement billed at full cost plus a 10 percent inspection surcharge, which becomes a property lien if unpaid within 30 days under § 16.44.050.
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