San Jose Municipal Code Title 8 lets the city abate rodent harborage as a public nuisance, while Santa Clara County Vector Control District handles outdoor surveillance and resident complaints. California AB-1788 bans second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides for non-licensed users to protect raptors and bobcats.
Rodent control inside San Jose is shared. SJMC Title 8 (Health and Sanitation) lets City Code Enforcement order abatement of rodent harborage like overgrown vegetation, woodpiles, and uncovered compost on private property as a public nuisance. The Santa Clara County Vector Control District, funded by a parcel assessment, responds to free resident rat and mouse complaints in San Jose, conducts neighborhood surveys, and provides integrated pest management advice. SCC Department of Environmental Health handles infestations inside permitted food facilities. California Assembly Bill 1788 (Health and Safety Code §12978.7) prohibits anyone besides licensed structural pest control operators from using second-generation anticoagulants like brodifacoum statewide, due to documented secondary poisoning of bobcats, owls, and other wildlife.
Failure to abate documented rodent harborage on San Jose property after notice triggers nuisance enforcement under SJMC Title 8 with administrative citations and lien risk. Unlicensed use of banned second-generation rodenticides draws civil penalties from California Pesticide Regulation.
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