Story County, IA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

02). 07 lists twelve conditions deemed nuisances. Item 8 covers rodent and vermin harborage: any building or place conducive to the breeding, harboring, feeding or shelter of vermin or pests such as flies, mice, cockroaches or rats. The same list reaches related conditions that often accompany a rodent problem, including unburied animal carcasses left more than 24 hours (item 3), garbage cans that are not fly tight (item 4), and accumulations of manure, rubbish, derelict appliances or other solid waste left long enough to threaten public health (item 10).

04). , Monday through Friday, or at other times with the occupant's consent or in an emergency; EH may photograph, measure, and collect samples as evidence and may return for as many follow-up inspections as needed. 09 lets the Board of Health order occupants to vacate and close the premises until it is fixed, and the property cannot be reoccupied as a dwelling or business without the Board's written permission.