Midwest City, OK Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcement
- Health officers order removal at owner's expense
- Governing section
- § 27-45, Chapter 27 Nuisances
- Hearing right
- 10 days to request council hearing
- Dedicated rodent code
- Repealed August 2025 (former §§ 23-154–23-158)
- Violation
- Nuisance and separate offense if unabated
Summary
Health officers can order property owners to remove any condition that breeds insects or rodents, with noncompliance charged as a nuisance offense under Midwest City's health nuisances ordinance.
Health officers shall have authority to order the owner or occupant of any property in the city to remove from such property, at the owner's expense, within such period of time as may be reasonable, any source of filth, cause of sickness, condition conducive to the breeding of insects or rodents that might contribute to the transmission of disease or any other condition adversely affecting the public health. Failure to do so shall constitute a nuisance and an offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
Under Midwest City Code of Ordinances § 27-45, health officers may order the owner or occupant of any property to remove, at the owner's expense and within a reasonable time, any source of filth, cause of sickness, or condition conducive to breeding insects or rodents that could spread disease. Orders are served in writing under § 27-46, and owners have ten days after service to request a hearing before city council. The city repealed its former standalone insect-and-rodent-control division (former §§ 23-154: 23-158) in August 2025, leaving this general health-nuisance abatement power as the operative citywide rule.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliance is itself a nuisance and a separate offense; the city can abate the condition at the owner's expense, and owners have ten days after being served to request a city council hearing.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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