Public Health Rules in Hercules, CA (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Hercules, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Hercules treats any property alteration or standing water that attracts rodents, mosquitoes, or other vectors as an automatic public nuisance under Sec. 4-10.04, and finding vector larvae on the land is, by itself, legal proof of the violation. The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District can be called in to abate an immediate health threat.
Hercules Rodent and Vector Harborage Nuisance
Some RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code § 4-10.04(cc)-(ee); § 4-10.14(c)(2)
(cc) Any alteration of property, excluding water, from its natural condition which results in or supports the development, attraction or harborage of vectors; provided, that the presence of vectors in their developmental stages on such property shall be prima facie evidence that the property is a public nuisance; (dd) Any water that is a breeding place for vectors, with the presence of vectors ...
Food Handler Certification
Every person who handles food in a Hercules food establishment, paid or not, must get a health permit from the Health Officer within 30 days of starting work under Sec. 5-3.208. The permit rests on a negative TB chest x-ray, lasts two years, and must be on hand during shifts.
Hercules Food Worker Health Permit
Significant RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code § 5-3.208
Every person working or handling food in any food handling establishment, with or without pay, shall secure a health permit from the Health Officer within thirty (30) days of first employment in the City. Such health permit shall be the negative report of the County Health Department chest x-ray or a letter from the Health Officer to the same effect. The permit shall be valid for two (2) years ...
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