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Redlands, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Redlands City Code § 6.24.060
Trigger
Knowledge of rodent presence
Required methods
Poisoning, trapping, or other means
Related nuisance section
§ 8.04.070 Insects, Vermin
Default penalty
Infraction (§ 6.24.070)

Summary

Redlands requires anyone possessing a rodent-infested place to act immediately and in good faith to exterminate the rodents by poisoning, trapping, or other appropriate means once they learn of the infestation.

Every person possessing any place that is infested with rodents, as soon as their presence comes to his knowledge shall at once proceed and continue in good faith to endeavor to exterminate and destroy the rodents, by poisoning, trapping and other appropriate means.

Full Breakdown

020(B)(5)). 190 both let the city treat an unremedied infestation as a public nuisance subject to the abatement, notice, and hearing procedure in that chapter. 110.

Violations & Fines

Failing to actively exterminate a known rodent infestation is enforced as an infraction under the Chapter 6.24 penal provisions (§ 6.24.070) unless the condition is separately declared a public nuisance under § 8.04.070 or § 8.04.190, which can trigger the notice-to-abate and hearing procedure in Chapter 8.04.

Frequently Asked Questions

Am I required to get rid of rodents on my property in Redlands?
Yes. Redlands City Code § 6.24.060 requires anyone possessing a rodent-infested place, as soon as they learn of it, to "at once proceed and continue in good faith to endeavor to exterminate and destroy the rodents, by poisoning, trapping and other appropriate means."
What if I ignore a rodent problem?
An unaddressed infestation can be enforced two ways: as a straight infraction under Chapter 6.24's penal provisions (§ 6.24.070), or as a public nuisance under § 8.04.070 (Insects, Vermin) or § 8.04.190 (Property Maintenance), which triggers Chapter 8.04's notice-and-abatement hearing process.
Does the code specify how I must exterminate rodents?
No specific method is mandated beyond "poisoning, trapping and other appropriate means" under § 6.24.060; the requirement is that the effort be prompt and made "in good faith," not that a particular product or service be used.
Is keeping livestock connected to the rodent rule?
Yes, indirectly. Anyone permitted to keep livestock, fowl, or other nondomestic animals under § 6.24.010 must keep the premises "in a clean and sanitary condition at all times" under § 6.24.020(B)(5), enforced alongside the rodent-extermination duty.

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