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Public Health Rules in Casper, WY (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Rodent Control

Casper Municipal Code Chapter 8.48 bars keeping rubbish, loose lumber, boxes or scrap iron that could shelter rats on any premises, improved or unimproved, and requires business buildings to be maintained rat-free and vent-stopped. The city sanitarian inspects and issues a written notice with at least a fifteen-day cure period before charging a violation.

Casper Rat Harborage Prohibition

Some Restrictions

Casper Municipal Code §§ 8.48.020, 8.48.030

8.48.020 - Refuge for rats prohibited. All premises, improved or unimproved, and all open lots, areas, streets, sidewalks, alleys and other areas in the city shall be kept clean and free from all rubbish, loose material, lumber, boxes, barrels and loose iron that might serve as a harborage for rats, and any material that may provide rat harborage shall be placed upon supports in such manner as ...

Syringe Disposal

Casper Municipal Code § 8.42.090 requires sharps and other infectious waste to go into a red, BIO HAZARD-labeled bag or sharps container, but individuals may instead drop sharps at a participating pharmacy through the city-sponsored sharps disposal program. Violations escalate from a $250 maximum fine on a first offense to $750 for a third or later offense under § 8.42.120.

Casper's Sharps and Infectious Waste Disposal Rules

Some Restrictions

Casper Municipal Code §§ 8.42.080, 8.42.090, 8.42.120

It is unlawful for any person to throw, discard, place or deposit infectious waste in any manner or amount on any public or private property within the corporate limits of the city, except in containers or areas lawfully provided therefor. ... 1.All infectious waste shall be discarded in a red bag or sharps container which states in capital letters "BIO HAZARD" and which statement is securely a...