PDFWAC 296-307-24036

When must an employer have a vermin control program?

Every building with personal service, food preparation, or eating rooms must be constructed, equipped, and maintained to restrict infestation by rodents, insects, and other vermin. You must have a continuing and effective extermination program where vermin are present.
[WSR 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-24036, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. WSR 96-22-048, § 296-306A-24036, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.]