Public Health Rules in Auburn, WA (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Auburn, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Auburn's nuisance code, ACC 8.12.020, specifically bans unprotected cesspools and pits, uncovered trash and packing debris, garbage cans without tight lids, and weeds or grass clippings whenever any of them create rodent or insect harborage, and the city can order the property owner to abate it.
Auburn Rodent and Pest Harborage Rules
Some RestrictionsACC 8.12.020(B), (I), (K), (L)
B. Privies, vaults, cesspools, sumps, pits, wells or cisterns or like places which are not securely protected from insects, rodents, or other pests; ... I. Garbage cans which are not impervious to rodent gnawing or do not have tight-fitting lids; ... K. Blackberry vines or any tall grass or weeds which are infested with insects, rodents or other pests; L. Grass clippings, cut brush or cut weeds...
Food Handler Certification
Auburn requires every food establishment employee covered by ACC 8.04.010 to hold a valid food handler health record, permit, card or certificate on file with their employer, backed by an annual health exam the health officer can order at any time. King and Pierce County health officers enforce the rule.
Auburn Food Handler Health Card Requirement
Some RestrictionsACC 8.04.240
All employees shall have a health examination annually, or more often, if required by the health officer. The health officer may, at their discretion, also require the employee to take a written and/or oral examination in the public health aspects of food handling and may also, in addition to or in lieu of such written and/or oral examination, require the employee to attend a food handler's tra...
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