Macon County, IL Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Core ban
- Refuse/garbage that breeds rodent infestation (§ 90.20(A))
- Animal pen rule
- No foul, offensive or filthy coops, pens or stables
- Manure setback
- 75 feet from all property lines
- Manure storage
- Fly-tight container or EPA-compliant storage
- Farm exemption
- Cattle, hog, sheep, poultry operations exempt
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000/day under § 10.99
Summary
Macon County Code § 90.20 bars dumping or maintaining refuse, garbage or rubbish on any land that creates a rodent-infestation breeding ground, or keeping an animal pen, coop or stable in a foul or filthy condition. Manure must sit in a fly-tight container at least 75 feet from every property line.
(A) No person shall deposit or dump or maintain, or cause or permit the same, on any land in the county, any refuse, garbage or rubbish which creates a condition that is foul, odorous, subject to spontaneous combustion, creates a breeding ground for rodent infestation, or is otherwise detrimental to public health or safety or conducive to the spread of disease. (B) No person shall keep any chicken coop, corral, animal pen, stable, grounds or premises in a foul, offensive, nauseous, or filthy condition. (C) All manure waste from animals must be removed from the premises and stored in a fly tight container or otherwise meet the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations regarding manure storage. No manure storage shall be closer than 75 feet from all property lines.
Full Breakdown
20, targets conditions that breed rodents and other vectors on land in unincorporated Macon County. Subsection (A) bars any person from depositing, dumping or maintaining, or causing or permitting the deposit or dumping of, refuse, garbage or rubbish that creates a condition that is foul, odorous, subject to spontaneous combustion, a breeding ground for rodent infestation, or otherwise detrimental to public health or conducive to spreading disease. Subsection (B) separately bars keeping any chicken coop, corral, animal pen, stable, or the surrounding grounds or premises, in a foul, offensive, nauseous, or filthy condition, which covers the kind of animal-waste buildup that draws rodents even where subsection (A)'s dumping language doesn't reach.
Subsection (C) sets a specific control measure for manure: all manure waste from animals must be removed from the premises and stored in a fly-tight container, or otherwise meet Environmental Protection Agency regulations for manure storage, and no manure storage may sit closer than 75 feet to any property line. Farming operations such as cattle, hog, sheep or poultry operations are exempt from this entire category under subsection (D), so the rodent-breeding-ground rule reaches residential and other non-farm properties rather than working farms. 03 that applies to garbage and debris nuisances generally. 99: up to $1,000 per violation, with every day counted as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
A § 90.20 violation routes through § 90.99(A) to the county's general penalty, § 10.99: a fine of up to $1,000, with each day the rodent-breeding condition continues counted as a separate offense. Manure stored closer than the required 75 feet to a property line, or without a fly-tight container or EPA-compliant storage, is enforced the same way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my neighbor keep a filthy chicken coop in unincorporated Macon County?
How far from my property line can manure be stored?
Do working farms have to follow the rodent-control rule?
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