Public Health Rules in Chesapeake, VA (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Chesapeake, Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Chesapeake property owners must keep land free of rats and similar rodents under City Code Sec. 38-7, and the Health Department director can order extermination on written notice. Ignoring a rodent-abatement notice is a Class 1 misdemeanor carrying up to a $2,500 fine, and no demolition permit issues until the director certifies the building is rodent-free.
Chesapeake Rat and Rodent Abatement
Some RestrictionsChesapeake City Code Sec. 38-7
Every owner, occupant, or person in control of any parcel of land, building, structure or other premises within the limits of the city shall maintain such property in a sanitary condition free of rats and similar rodents in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, as amended, where applicable, and in compliance with specifications established by the direct...
Syringe Disposal
Chesapeake bans possessing a hypodermic syringe or needle for drug use unless a licensed physician has certified the need within the past year, and anyone authorized to hold syringes must dispose of them so they cannot be reused by someone else. City Code Sec. 46-11 exempts medical professionals, diabetics and other patients who self-inject for a legitimate condition.
Chesapeake Syringe Possession and Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsChesapeake City Code Sec. 46-11(a), (c)
(a)No person shall at any time have or possess a hypodermic syringe or needle or any other instrument or implement adapted for the use of narcotic or dangerous drugs by subcutaneous injection or intracutaneous injection or any other manner or method of introduction and which is possessed for the use of narcotic or dangerous drugs, unless such possession is authorized by a certificate of a licen...