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Public Health Rules in Birmingham, AL (2026)

1 verified public health rules for Birmingham, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Rodent Control

Any Birmingham building used to sell, store or manufacture food, feed or grain, or to house poultry or animals, must be kept reasonably free of rats through effective rat control and ratproofing. The health officer can issue a written infestation notice, and unpaid abatement costs after 60 days become a lien on the property.

Birmingham Rat Control and Ratproofing Duty

Some Restrictions

Birmingham Code of Ordinances § 6-3-52

It shall be unlawful for any person owning, controlling, managing, operating or occupying any building used for the purpose of selling, storing or manufacturing foods, foodstuffs, feeds or grain or used for the purpose of housing poultry or animals or used to conduct any other business the operation of which affords food for rats to fail to maintain the interior of the building and adjacent pre...

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