Public Health Rules in Greensboro, NC (2026)
3 verified public health rules for Greensboro, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Every nonresidential building and its grounds in Greensboro must be kept free of rodent, insect, and pest infestation under City Code § 6-333(c). The same section requires clean yards and driveways and bans harborage conditions like junked vehicles and heavy undergrowth that draw pests in the first place.
Greensboro Property Rodent Infestation Standard
Some RestrictionsGreensboro City Code § 6-333
Sec. 6-333. - Property maintenance standards. ...(b) Open areas. ...(3) Yards, courts, parking lots, and driveways shall be kept clean and free of physical hazards, garbage, junk, junked vehicles, vehicle parts and other similar material.(4) There shall be no heavy undergrowth or accumulation of plant growth which is noxious or detrimental to health, or because it is overgrown, may provide harb...
Bed-Bug Rules
Greensboro treats bed bug infestations as a violation of minimum housing standards when the landlord fails to maintain a sanitary, pest-free dwelling, requiring professional treatment when infestation results from building-wide conditions.
Bed Bug Infestation Habitability Standards
Some RestrictionsN.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-42
§ 42-42. Landlord to provide fit premises. (a) The landlord shall: (1) Comply with the current applicable building and housing codes, whether enacted before or after October 1, 1977, to the extent required by the operation of such codes; no new requirement is imposed by this subdivision (a)(1) if a structure is exempt from a current building code. (2) Make all repairs and do whatever is necessa...
Syringe Disposal
North Carolina authorizes syringe exchange programs under NCGS 90-113.27, and Guilford County Public Health partners with local nonprofits to provide sharps containers and safe disposal sites within Greensboro for harm-reduction purposes.
Syringe Exchange and Sharps Disposal
Few RestrictionsN.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113.27
§ 90-113.27. Needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs authorized; limited immunity. (a) Any governmental or nongovernmental organization, including a local or district health department or an organization that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high-risk behaviors, may establish and operate a needle and hypodermic syringe exc...
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