Public Health Rules in Concord, NC (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Concord, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Concord's minimum housing code makes rodent control the property owner's job. City Code Sec. 14-62 requires basement and cellar openings to be screened or otherwise rodent-proofed and gives owners just 15 days from the housing code enforcement officer's written notice to exterminate any rodents, insects or other pests found on the premises.
Concord Rodent and Pest Control Rules
Some RestrictionsConcord City Code § 14-62(b), (c)
(b)Rodents. All openings into habitable space shall be minimized to prevent the entrance of rodents. Every basement or cellar window used or intended to be used for ventilation and every other opening to a basement shall be supplied with screens installed or such other approved device as will effectively prevent the entrance of rodents.(c)Infestation. Every owner of a dwelling unit shall be res...
Syringe Disposal
Concord bans tossing a used hypodermic needle or syringe straight into the trash. Before it goes in a rollout cart, City Code Section 46-33(a)(4) requires breaking or destroying the instrument so it cannot be reused, then sealing it in a puncture-resistant container like a lidded coffee can or milk jug so collection crews aren't stuck by exposed needles.
Concord Sharps and Needle Disposal Rule
Some RestrictionsConcord City Code § 46-33(a)(4)
Hypodermic instruments. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of or discard any hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle or any instrument or items for making hypodermic injections before first breaking, disassembling, destroying or otherwise rendering such items inoperable and incapable of reuse and safeguarding the disposal thereof by placing such items in a puncture resistant container...
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