Sioux Falls, SD Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited conduct
- Harboring/breeding places for flies, rodents
- Stagnant water
- Banned if it breeds mosquitoes
- Abatement notice
- 14 days to fix, or less
- Non-compliance
- City abates, bills owner via assessment
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine, 30 days jail
Summary
City code makes breeding places for flies and rodents, and stagnant water that breeds mosquitoes, a public nuisance on any property: with a 14-day abate-or-city-does-it-and-bills-you enforcement track.
No person shall create, commit, maintain or permit to be created, committed or maintained any nuisance within the city... (f) Breeding places for flies. The accumulations of manure, garbage, or anything whatever that are harboring places and breeding areas for flies and rodents. (g) Stagnant water. Any water or liquid that supports the proliferation of mosquitoes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-135: Current through local ordinance 54-26, passed 7-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
Sioux Falls code declares breeding places for flies and rodents, accumulations of manure, garbage, or similar harboring matter, and stagnant water that breeds mosquitoes to be public nuisances on any property, public or private. Property owners get a written notice to abate within 14 days (shorter if the health officer finds a significant health risk); ignoring it lets the city remove or correct the condition itself and bill the cost as a special assessment against the property. Owners, tenants, and other responsible parties are jointly and severally liable for civil penalties on top of the abatement cost.
Violations & Fines
Up to $500 fine or 30 days in jail per § 10.999; each day the nuisance continues is a separate offense, plus city abatement costs assessed against the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this apply to my own backyard?
What if I don't fix it after the notice?
Sources & Official References
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