Clark County, NV Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Who needs it
- Any person involved in pest control services as defined in NRS Chapter 555
- Fee basis
- Semiannual, determined by semiannual gross revenue
- Fee schedule
- Clark County Code section 6.12.995
- Definition source
- NRS Chapter 555, the Nevada state pesticide and pest control law
- Scope
- Unincorporated Clark County only
- Not covered
- No general property-maintenance pest or vermin standard for homeowners
Summary
Clark County licenses pest control businesses rather than regulating pest control itself: anyone providing pest control services must pay a semiannual license fee based on gross revenue.
6.12.503 - Exterminator. Any person involved in pest control services as defined in NRS Chapter 555 shall pay a semiannual license fee determined by the amount of semiannual gross revenue as contained in the schedule of Section 6.12.995 of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 147).
Full Breakdown
Clark County approaches pest control as a business licensing matter. 995. Two things follow from how that is drafted. First, the county does not define pest control itself, it adopts the definition from Chapter 555 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, which is the state pesticide and pest control law administered by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. So who counts as an exterminator, and the technical standards for how the work is done, are state questions; the county layer is the licence and the fee. 995.
12, the county business licensing chapter, alongside dozens of trade-specific licences drafted the same way. IMPORTANT SCOPE POINT: this is a COUNTY licence and Clark County Code governs UNINCORPORATED Clark County. Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City and Mesquite are separate incorporated cities that license businesses under their own codes, so an operator working across the valley may need more than one. Note also that the county code contains no general property-maintenance pest or vermin standard for homeowners, if you are looking for a rule about an infestation at a residence rather than about licensing the company treating it, that is not in this chapter.
Violations & Fines
Providing pest control services without paying the required semiannual license fee under section 6.12.503 is a business licensing violation under Chapter 6.12. The fee amount is set by the schedule at section 6.12.995 and is determined by semiannual gross revenue, so an operator who under-reports revenue underpays the licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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