The best defense against rats entering your property is to seal off all entry points (holes, cracks in walls), remove food sources (dirty dishes, food left in trash cans), and water sources (like leaks). 

I do not think they regulate this strictly on other industries like food service, or even medical.Sounds like the mayor or city planner or someone "important" had a bad stay at a STR somewhere.

Why can't I go into whole foods and steal their food without getting the police called on me?

I'm sure y'all already knew that!

Look around for some pet food spill that into another big pan so they have something to eat. 

Just food for thought.

I love going out to try new drinks and try new food.

First of all @Diana Teng, have you ever gone to a restaurant and asked "is the food here worth buying?". 

Local investors can now get additional discounts by moving up the food chain and buying as notes and, on mortgages secured by vacant properties, utilizing the preREO strategy to generate revenue during foreclosure process.

If we took every trader from W.S. and threw them into the ocean today, how much less food would the farmer make next week?