Santa Clarita, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

030 makes it unlawful for any person to maintain a rat or other rodent menace where animals are kept. 020, which first requires that every premises where animals are kept, fed, stabled or otherwise cared for, or any premises with a hog ranch, slaughterhouse, or meat preparation, be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Read together, the two sections target vector conditions around livestock, poultry, stables, and similar animal-keeping operations rather than imposing a general residential pest-control mandate on every home in the city.

020 states is meant to supplement, not replace, state animal-industry law. 040 designates as the Los Angeles County Director of Health Services acting concurrently as Santa Clarita's own Director of Health Services. 050, hold authority to enter premises where animals are kept and investigate suspected infestations, disease, or sanitation violations. Because the rodent provision sits in Division 2 alongside the chapter's disease-control and quarantine powers, a property cited for a rodent menace can also trigger a broader sanitary inspection if conditions overlap with an animal-disease concern. The chapter gives no numeric threshold for what counts as a "menace"; the Director's field determination controls.