§ 116145 County Rodent Extermination Costs

Health and Safety Code·California

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•If a city or county has a big rat or mouse problem, they have to pay to get rid of it.
•The local government must also fix the things that are causing the rat problem, like trash piles or broken sewers.
•The money for this comes from the city or county's budget, not from the people living there.

Example

A neighborhood has a lot of rats because of overflowing trash cans and broken sewer pipes.

The city has to pay to kill the rats and fix the trash and sewer problems to stop more rats from coming.

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§ 116145 County Rodent Extermination Costs

The expense of exterminating and destroying the rodents and abating the conditions listed in Section 17920.3 that are causing the infestation is a charge against the county or city in which the work is done, and the board of supervisors or other governing body shall allow and pay it. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 81, Sec. 6. (SB 1167) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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exterminating rodents infestation board of supervisors Section 17920.3

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 116145.

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