Section 11-26-32 - Rodents; repair and maintenance of existing buildings(a) Buildings which do not have the floor of the lower story of material impervious to rodents, shall be altered so as to conform to the requirements of section 11-26-31. Buildings with floors of wood or other material pervious to rodents shall not be used for the storage of foodstuff unless a separate room or enclosure is provided for storage. Such storage shall be completely lined with hardware cloth with openings not larger than one-quarter inch or other material equally impervious to rodents and protected from rodent excrement.(b) Buildings, sidewalks, and retaining walls shall be maintained to exclude rodents and prevent the harboring of rodents.(c) No person shall remove or alter the existing ratproofing of any building, or make any new openings that are not closed or sealed against the entrance of rodents.[Eff. 9/18/81; am and comp 8/10/00] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 321-10, 321-11) (Imp: HRS § 321-11)