Public Health Rules in Asheville, NC (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Asheville, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Asheville places pest control squarely on the property owner: Sec. 4-210(3)(f) makes every owner of a dwelling or boarding house responsible for exterminating insects, rodents, or other pests, and once infestation is confirmed the code enforcement officer can order a licensed exterminator to treat the property.
Asheville Rental Pest Extermination Duty
Some RestrictionsAsheville City Code § 4-210(3)(f)
Extermination. Every owner of a dwelling or a boarding house shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, or other pests within the dwelling or premises. If the owner fails to provide such extermination services and evidence of insect, rodent or other pest infestation is present, extermination shall be ordered by the code enforcement officer; such extermination shall be c...
Syringe Disposal
City Code Sec. 15-47(b) bars anyone from throwing out a hypodermic needle or injection device for city collection unless it's first broken, disassembled or otherwise rendered inoperable and then wrapped or secured to prevent injuring sanitation workers.
Asheville Sharps and Needle Disposal Rule
Some RestrictionsAsheville City Code § 15-47(b)
(b) Hypodermic instruments. No person shall dispose of or discard any hypodermic needle or any instrument or device for making hypodermic injections before first breaking, disassembling, destroying or otherwise rendering inoperable and incapable of reuse such hypodermic syringe, needle, instrument or device and without safeguarding the disposal thereof by wrapping or securing the device in a ...
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