(A) Bed bugs are hereby declared to be a public nuisance subject to the abatement provisions of this chapter.
(B) (1) It is the responsibility of every rental certification holder under this chapter to provide pest control services when bed bugs are found on any licensed premises. Pest control services shall be conducted by a pest management professional as many times as necessary to totally eliminate the reported bed bug problem.
(2) Every licensee shall maintain a written record of the pest control measures performed by the pest management professional on the licensed premises and the receipts and reports prepared by the pest management professional related to those measures taken. The record shall be open to inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer or the County Health Department.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any certified rental unit under this chapter which provides sleeping accommodations for hire, rent or otherwise to provide any such sleeping accommodations in which an infestation of any bed bugs is discovered or suspected unless an inspection by the pest management professional has determined that no such infestation exists or that the infestation has been exterminated.
(Ord. 2020-11, passed 12-7-2020) Penalty, see § 152.99