Temple Terrace, FL Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- State Law
- FL §482 licensing
- Termite Pretreat
- FBC 1816 required
- Mosquito Control
- Hillsborough County
- Nuisance
- City Code Ch. 26
Summary
Temple Terrace requires pest-control operators to hold Florida Department of Agriculture (FDACS) licensing under FL Statute §482. Termite pre-treatment is mandatory for new construction per Florida Building Code section 1816, and property owners must abate rodent and mosquito harborage.
ndlord at all times during the tenancy shall: (a) Comply with the requirements of applicable building, housing, and health codes; or (b) Where there are no applicable building, housing, or health codes, maintain the roofs, windows, doors, floors, steps, porches, exterior walls, foundations, and all other structural components in good repair and capable of resisting normal forces and loads and the plumbing in reasonable working condition. The landlord, at commencement of the tenancy, must ensure that screens are installed in a reasonable condition. Thereafter, the landlord must repair damage to screens once annually, when necessary, until termination of the rental agreement. The landlord is not required to maintain a mobile home or other structure owned by the tenant.
Full Breakdown
All commercial pest-control applicators operating in Temple Terrace must hold a current FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control license under FL §482.071. New construction requires soil termite pre-treatment documented on Form HRS-1596 and posted at the jobsite before slab pour. Hillsborough County Mosquito Control Services handles aerial and larval mosquito abatement citywide. Property owners are responsible for eliminating standing water, overgrown vegetation, and garbage that harbors rats under City Code Chapter 26 nuisance provisions. The Florida rat and subterranean termite pressures are among the highest in the US.
Violations & Fines
Unlicensed pest-control work state-level FDACS enforcement plus $5,000 civil penalties. Failure to provide termite pre-treatment certificate construction stop-work. Nuisance harborage citation $150 plus daily fines until abated.
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