Norman, OK Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- mobile home and travel trailer parks
- Debris harboring rodents
- prohibited
- Known rat infestation
- operator must exterminate, after consulting Health Officer
- Mosquito/fly control
- larvicide can be ordered by Code Enforcement Officer
- Tied to
- the park's operating license, section 20-1601
- Governing section
- NCC section 20-1606
Summary
Licensed mobile home and travel trailer parks in Norman must keep the grounds free of debris that harbors rodents, and NCC section 20-1606 requires the park operator to exterminate any known rat infestation after consulting the Health Officer, with the Code Enforcement Officer able to order larvicide for mosquito breeding.
Effective larvicidal solutions may be required by the Code Enforcement Officer for fly or mosquito-breeding areas which cannot be controlled by other, more permanent measures. Park operation shall take suitable measures to control other insects and noxious weeds. Accumulations of debris which may provide harborage for rodents are not permitted in the mobile home or travel trailer parks. When rats or other objectionable rodents are known to be in the park, the park operator shall take necessary measures to exterminate them after consulting with the Health Officer.
Full Breakdown
NCC section 20-1606, part of Article 20-XVI covering mobile home and travel trailer parks, sets three duties on a licensed park operator. First, it lets the Code Enforcement Officer require effective larvicidal solutions for fly- or mosquito-breeding areas that other, more permanent measures cannot control. Second, it requires the park to take suitable measures to control other insects and noxious weeds. Third, it bans accumulations of debris that may provide harborage for rodents anywhere in the park, and if rats or other objectionable rodents are known to be present, the operator must take the necessary measures to exterminate them after consulting the Health Officer.
The provision sits inside the chapter that conditions the park's operating license itself under section 20-1601, alongside related park duties on fuel storage, water supply, and sewage disposal, so a documented rodent problem left unaddressed is a licensing issue for the park as a whole, not just a housekeeping complaint against one space. The rule traces to Code 1976 section 13-1406 and Ord. No. O-7475-8, amended by Ord. No. O-9900-30 in 2000, and carried forward citywide by Ord. O-2223-23 on 2/28/2023.
Violations & Fines
Allowing debris that harbors rodents to accumulate, or failing to exterminate a known rat infestation after consulting the Health Officer, violates NCC section 20-1606 and can jeopardize the park's operating license under Article 20-XVI. No chapter-specific fine is set, so the Code's general penalty at section 1-114 applies: up to a $750.00 fine or 60 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day a violation continues a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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