Public Health Rules in Carrollton, TX (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Carrollton, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Carrollton's animal code makes it a public nuisance to store food, feed birds or wildlife, or let food and animal waste pile up in a way that could attract rodents or vermin on any property, occupied or not, under City Code §§ 91.003 and 91.010(B). Ordinance 4287, adopted November 18, 2025, keeps the offense a misdemeanor enforced by the Designated City Official and Animal Services.
Carrollton Rules Against Attracting Rodents
Some RestrictionsCarrollton City Code §§ 91.003, 91.010(B)
Public nuisance. ... (2) Feeding: (a) Storing food in a manner that may attract rodents or other vermin. (b) Feeding birds or other wildlife in a manner that may attract rodents or other vermin. (c) Allowing an accumulation of food, food waste, or animal waste in a manner that may attract rodents or other vermin. ... It shall be unlawful for the owner or tenant of any property, occupied or unoc...
Food Handler Certification
Carrollton requires a certified food handler on site at any farmers market stall selling food that needs time or temperature control for safety. The Designated City Official (DCO) issues the farmers market and vendor permits, and vendors who sell only prepackaged or shelf-stable items are exempt from the course requirement.
Carrollton Farmers Market Food Handler Rule
Some RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances § 116.86(I)(1)-(3)
(I) All farmers market food and concession vendors shall comply with the following: (1) Farmers market food or concession vendors desiring to participate in a farmers market shall apply for a farmers market food vendor's permit by filing with the DCO a written application upon a form provided by the city for that purpose accompanied by a non-refundable permit fee. It is unlawful for any food or...
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