Public Health Rules in Columbia, SC (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Columbia, South Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Columbia's Rat Control article requires every business building, not private homes, to be built, maintained and kept ratproof and rat-free under the health officer's supervision, with separate citywide rules covering garbage storage, lumber piles and dead-animal disposal that create rodent harborage.
Columbia Business Building Ratproofing Rule
Some RestrictionsColumbia, SC Code of Ordinances § 8-262
All business buildings in the city shall be ratproofed, freed of rats and maintained in a ratproof and rat-free condition under the direction and supervision of the health officer.
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