Public Health Rules in Glendale, CA (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Glendale, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Glendale bans keeping any building, lot, vehicle or premises in a condition that breeds or harbors rats or mice, and requires rubbish that could attract them to sit at least 18 inches off the ground. Municipal Code Chapter 8.48 lets the health officer order extermination and ratproofing whenever a property becomes infested.
Glendale Rodent Harborage & Ratproofing Rules
Some RestrictionsGlendale Municipal Code § 8.48.010(A), (B)
No person shall own, use, maintain, cause or permit another person to use or maintain any building, lot, premises, vehicle or any other place in such an unsanitary condition as to permit the breeding or harboring therein or thereon of rats or mice. B. Accumulation of Rubbish. No person owning, using or maintaining any building, lot, premises, vehicle or other place shall permit or cause or p...
Syringe Disposal
Glendale's industrial waste ordinance bars grinding and discharging used hypodermic needles, syringes and associated articles from hospitals, clinics and medical or dental offices into the sanitary sewer system. The fire chief enforces the rule through the city's industrial waste permit program.
Glendale Ban on Flushing Used Syringes
Some RestrictionsGlendale, CA, Municipal Code § 13.40.310(B)(2)(e) (Sewer System - Industrial Waste Criteria)
Disposable hypodermic needles, syringes and associated articles following their use in hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical and dental offices, etc., may not be ground and discharged to the sanitary sewer system. 3. Septic Tanks, Seepage Pits and Cesspools Connections (Private Sewage Disposal Systems). No commercial or industrial facility shall discharge wastewater to a private sewage disp...
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