South Jordan, UT Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard limit
- 20 days max on property
- Hazard order
- 24-hour removal deadline
- Trigger
- Disease/rodent/insect breeding risk
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor
Summary
South Jordan caps refuse on any property at 20 days, and an inspector can order hazardous piles that could breed rodents or insects removed within 24 hours.
No owner shall permit refuse to remain upon his or her property for longer than twenty (20) days. When an inspector determines that a particular deposit of refuse poses a significant health hazard by reason of its potential for the spread of disease, the breeding of worms, insects or rodents, or the contamination of a stream or other body of water, then the inspector may order the owner of the property on which the refuse is deposited, or the person who deposited it there, or both, to remove the refuse within twenty four (24) hours. If twenty four (24) hours pass after the order is issued and such refuse is not removed, the inspector shall issue a formal notice of violation, and in addition, the city attorney may seek a preliminary injunction enjoining the continuation of such violation. (Prior code § 7.16.040)
HISTORY Amended by Ord. 97-3 ARCHIVED on 3/4/1997
Full Breakdown
City Code § 8.20.040 bars an owner from letting refuse, garbage, trash, rubbish, dead animals, sludge or similar discarded materials, sit on their property for more than twenty days. Separately, if an inspector determines a particular deposit poses a significant health hazard because of its potential to spread disease, breed worms, insects or rodents, or contaminate a stream or other body of water, the inspector can order the owner or whoever dumped it to clear it within 24 hours. Missing that deadline triggers a formal notice of violation, and the city attorney may seek an injunction to stop the ongoing violation.
Violations & Fines
Failing to control refuse within the time set in a formal notice of violation is a class C misdemeanor under § 8.20.080, punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both under City Code chapter 1.28.
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