Revere, MA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

080 folds pest control into the city's permitting process rather than leaving it to a stand-alone inspection. 550, unless the health agent exercises discretion to waive that showing. The Department of Public Works enforces baiting procedures tied to street opening permits, and an applicant remains responsible for corrective measures for ten days after completing digging, construction, renovation or conversion work; failing to comply exposes the applicant to fines of up to $300 per day, per violation. No renovation permit may issue for a building that has sat vacant three months or longer without the same pest-free showing under subsection A(1).

Subsection B separately regulates dumpsters citywide: every dumpster must be permitted through the Department of Inspectional Services for a $50 annual fee, and whoever stores refuse in one must clean and disinfect it three times a year, on April 30, July 30 and October 30, submit a maintenance plan supplied by the city, and keep maintenance records on hand for inspectors. Failing to do so draws a $50 fine per day, per container, with proceeds dedicated to a separate rodent-control account, and a noncompliant dumpster can result in closure of the business.

Subsection C requires any city construction or roadway contract to include a baiting schedule running eighteen days before, through, and eighteen days after a construction or roadway project, backed by a $250-per-day, per-contractor fine for noncompliance.