Victorville, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Breeding-condition ban
- No conditions that breed flies, gnats, rodents
- Setback rule
- 40 feet from schools, churches, hospitals, homes
- Lab exemption
- Accredited state-regulated laboratories excluded
- Exempt species (setback)
- Cats, dogs, canaries, psittacine birds
Summary
Victorville bans keeping any condition on your property that breeds flies, mosquitoes, gnats, rodents or other pests. Section 7.12.020 also keeps most animals and fowl at least forty feet from schools, churches, hospitals and neighboring homes.
No person shall keep any animal, fowl, or bird, wild or domestic, other than cats, dogs, canaries or birds of the psittacinae family, within forty feet of any school, church, hospital, public place or business, or any residence or dwelling house or other building used for the habitation of human beings, other than his own personal and private dwelling or residence. No such animal or fowl shall be kept or maintained in any yard, coop, or building which is in a foul or unsanitary condition. The provisions of this section shall not apply to accredited laboratories regulated by the State Department of Public Health. No person shall keep, maintain, or allow to continue upon the premises in his control or belonging to him any condition resulting in the breeding of flies, mosquitos, gnats, or other insects or rodents.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
020 of the Victorville Municipal Code combines a setback rule with a sanitation rule. The setback half bars keeping 'any animal, fowl, or bird, wild or domestic, other than cats, dogs, canaries or birds of the psittacinae family, within forty feet of any school, church, hospital, public place or business, or any residence or dwelling house or other building used for habitation,' except the keeper's own dwelling, with an exemption for accredited laboratories regulated by the State Department of Public Health. ' That breeding-condition ban applies city-wide and isn't limited to keepers of animals; it reaches any property condition, such as accumulated feed, standing water, or uncleaned enclosures, that lets rodents or insects breed.
The chapter doesn't set a specific fine schedule of its own, so enforcement runs through the general Title 1 penalty provisions and the nuisance abatement process that other Title 7 sections reference.
Violations & Fines
A violation is enforced as a misdemeanor or, at the city attorney's discretion, an infraction under Section 1.04.010, with infraction base fines of $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second, $400 for a third and up to $1,000 for later violations within a year. The condition itself is a public nuisance the city can summarily abate, with each day of continuation a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can code enforcement cite me for rodents on my property?
How close to my neighbor's house can I keep chickens or other animals?
Is there a specific fine for a rodent-breeding violation?
Sources & Official References
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