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Public Health Rules in Bridgeport, CT (2026)

2 verified public health rules for Bridgeport, Connecticut, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Rodent Control

Bridgeport's Housing Code puts the extermination duty on whoever caused the problem: occupants handle pests in their own single-family or isolated unit, while owners must exterminate whenever the building itself is unsound or two or more units are infested.

Bridgeport Pest Extermination Duties

Some Restrictions

Bridgeport Municipal Code § 15.12.220

Every occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests therein, or on the premises; and every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his dwelling unit is the only one infected. Notwithstanding the foregoing provi...

Food Handler Certification

Bridgeport restaurants and most food establishments must employ a certified food protection manager who has passed an accredited exam.

Certified Food Manager Required, Bridgeport

Some Restrictions

Bridgeport Municipal Code § 8.20.210

Each class 2 food establishment, class 3 food establishment and class 4 food establishment shall employ a certified food protection manager. No person shall serve as a certified food protection manager unless such person has satisfactorily passed a test as part of a food protection manager certification program that is evaluated and approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Conference...