Ventura, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

1 (Infestation) for the San Buenaventura Property Maintenance Code. It states plainly that structures are to be kept free from insect, rodent and vermin infestation, and that any structure where insects or rodents are found has to be promptly exterminated using approved processes that will not injure human health. The obligation does not stop at extermination: the property owner or agent must take proper precautions after pest elimination to prevent reinfestation. To back that up, the code official has authority to require the owner or agent in charge or control of a building, lot or premises to hire a licensed exterminator or other qualified pest professional to inspect the property and produce a written report verifying whether an infestation exists and how severe it is, along with a recommendation for how to exterminate it properly.

Once that extermination work is finished, the code official can also require a follow-up written notice from the licensed exterminator or qualified professional attesting that the recommended extermination procedures were completed successfully. 010), so it is enforced by the Code Enforcement Division alongside the sanitation and weed-abatement provisions of the same chapter.