Meridian, ID Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Scope
- Licensed mobile home parks only
- Citation
- Meridian City Code § 3-11-13
- Storage rule
- Building materials stored 1+ foot up
- Screening
- Wire mesh required on exterior openings
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under general Code § 1-2-1
Summary
Meridian's only rodent-control ordinance applies to licensed mobile home parks under City Code § 3-11-13: grounds and buildings must stay free of rodent harborage, with debris removal, elevated storage, and screened openings required. There is no citywide rodent-control rule for other property types.
A. General requirements. Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform with the requirements of the health authority. B. Debris accumulations. Parks shall be maintained free of accumulations of debris which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitoes and other pests.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 3-11-13 puts the burden on mobile home park management: grounds, buildings, and structures must stay free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation, with extermination methods conforming to health authority requirements. Debris that could shelter rodents must be cleared, lumber/pipe/building material kept at least one foot off the ground, exterior openings screened with wire mesh where infestation risk exists, and weeds and brush controlled to prevent harborage. This chapter (Title 3, Chapter 11) governs only mobile home parks. Meridian has no general rodent-control ordinance reaching single-family homes, apartments, or commercial property elsewhere in the city.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor under the general penalty at City Code § 1-2-1, punishable per Idaho Code's misdemeanor penalties; noncompliant park management can also face permit and inspection action from the health authority.
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