Redding, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Core prohibition
- No storing waste where rats can access or feed
- Each day counts
- Every day of violation is a separate offense
- First-offense fine
- $100 under Section 9.28.320
- Repeat fines
- $200 second offense, $500 third or later
- Governing chapter
- Chapter 9.28, Solid Waste and Recycling
- Reenacted
- Ordinance No. 2648, adopted June 7, 2022
Summary
Redding makes it unlawful to store or keep solid waste anywhere rats can reach or feed on it, treating every day the condition continues as a separate violation. The rule sits in the city's solid waste chapter and backs up the container and accumulation standards enforced against property owners and haulers alike.
A.It is unlawful to have, store, deposit or keep solid waste where rats can have access thereto or feed thereon.B.Each day's violation of this section shall be treated and considered, and it shall be a separate and distinct offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
28 (Solid Waste and Recycling), makes it unlawful for any person to have, store, deposit, or keep solid waste in a location or manner that gives rats access to it or lets them feed on it. 070 separately bars accumulating solid waste, garbage, rubbish, or discarded furniture and appliances for more than seven days on any lot, parcel, drive, alley, street, or business premises. 030 if it is left where rodents can reach it, such as an uncovered can, a torn bag, or exposed food waste.
Subsection B makes each day the condition continues a separate and distinct offense, so a property owner who ignores a notice accrues a new violation daily rather than facing a single citation. The rule was carried forward when the city repealed and reenacted the entire solid waste chapter under Ordinance No. 2648, adopted June 7, 2022. Redding's code enforcement division can inspect properties and issue notices requiring correction of rat-accessible waste conditions before escalating to citation.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Section 9.28.030 is punishable under the chapter's general penalty at Section 9.28.320: an administrative fine of $100 for a first violation within a year, $200 for a second, and $500 for a third or subsequent violation in the same year, charged as an infraction unless the code specifies otherwise. Because each day of noncompliance is a separate offense, fines can accumulate quickly on an uncorrected property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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