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Public Health Rules in Boise, ID (2026)

3 verified public health rules for Boise, Idaho, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Restaurant Grade Cards

Boise requires every restaurant to carry a City Clerk license and a Central District Health Department permit, and the Health Officer grades each one A, B or C under Boise City Code section 4-3-4. The grade must be posted where customers can see it, and a restaurant that fails inspection can run on a temporary Grade C for only 30 days before its permit is pulled.

Boise Restaurant Health Grading Rules

Some Restrictions

Boise City Code § 4-3-4

4-3-4: GRADING OF RESTAURANTS: A. Standards For Grading: The grading of all restaurants shall be based upon the following standards: 1. Grades A And B: All grade A restaurants shall comply with all of the following items of sanitation: ... Item 1 ... 8: Grade B restaurants are those which fail to comply with item 1, 2, 4, 5 or 17 of this subsection, but which conform with all other items of san...

Rodent Control

Boise property owners must furnish pest-prevention equipment and exterminate insect or rodent infestations under the city's Housing Code.

Boise Owner Pest Extermination Duty

Some Restrictions

Boise City Code § 9-6-2

Every owner shall, where required by this Code, the health ordinance or the Health Officer, furnish and maintain approved devices, equipment, or facilities for the prevention of insect and rodent infestation, and where infestation has taken place, shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, or other pests when such extermination is not specifically made the responsibilit...

Syringe Disposal

Boise requires used needles and syringes to go into a sharps disposal container before trash pickup, not loose in the cart.

Boise Sharps Disposal Container Rule

Some Restrictions

Boise City Code § 10-4-2-3(C)(2)

Sharps, including, but not limited to, medical needles and syringes, shall be placed in a sharps disposal container.       3.   No more than half of the trash cart can be taken up with construction and demolition waste. Concrete, bricks, rocks, and soil are prohibited and may not be, and cannot be placed in trash carts or set out as extra materials for disposal.    D.   Extra Materials: Extra t...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Boise city rules.

Public Health Rules in Ada County