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Rockford, IL Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

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

Key Facts

Governing code
2015 IPMC, adopted by Sec. 105-197
Local trigger provision
Sec. 17-43 chronic nuisance
Chronic nuisance threshold
3+ violations in 120 days
Enforcement
City code enforcement / IPMC officer

Summary

Rockford enforces the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code's rodent harborage standard, and repeat violations count toward a property's chronic nuisance status.

The ICC International Property Maintenance Code/2015 as recommended by the International Code Council, Inc. is hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof... [Sec. 17-43(c)(3)(d)]: International Property Maintenance Code Section 302.5 Rodent Harborage

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18).

Full Breakdown

Rockford adopts the 2015 ICC International Property Maintenance Code by reference in City Code Sec. 105-197, which makes IPMC Section 302.5 (Rodent Harborage) enforceable citywide as property maintenance law. The city's own chronic nuisance ordinance, Sec. 17-43, names "International Property Maintenance Code Section 302.5 Rodent Harborage" directly as one of the violation types that, if it recurs three or more times on the same property within a 120-day period, makes the property a chronic nuisance subject to additional city enforcement action. Property owners are responsible for eliminating conditions that harbor rats, mice, or other vermin.

Violations & Fines

Code enforcement can cite a rodent harborage condition under the adopted IPMC Sec. 302.5; three or more such violations (or other listed offenses) on one property within 120 days trigger chronic nuisance proceedings under Sec. 17-43.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Rockford have its own rodent ordinance section?
No standalone chapter: it enforces IPMC Section 302.5 (Rodent Harborage) under Sec. 105-197's adoption of the 2015 Property Maintenance Code.
What happens after repeated rodent harborage violations?
Under Sec. 17-43, three or more instances on the same property in 120 days can classify it as a chronic nuisance property, exposing the owner to added city action.

Sources & Official References

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