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Public Health Rules in Jacksonville Beach, FL (2026)

2 verified public health rules for Jacksonville Beach, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Rodent Control

Jacksonville Beach treats any condition which provides harborage for rats, mice, snakes, and other vermin as a public nuisance under section 19-1(b)(3). Trash piles, animal carcasses and stagnant water on a lot fall under the same subsection, and the building official and code enforcement officers serve a notice giving twenty (20) days to clean up.

Jacksonville Beach Rat, Mouse and Vermin Harborage Rule

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville Beach Code § 19-1(b)

(b) The maintaining, using, placing, storing, keeping, depositing, leaving, or permitting to be or remain on any public or private property or appurtenances, structures, or fixtures of any of the following items, conditions or actions are hereby declared to be and constitute a public nuisance ... (2) Accumulation of trash, litter, debris, garbage, bottles, paper, cans, rags, dead or decayed ani...

Food Handler Certification

In Jacksonville Beach, nobody can sell or handle ice cream and similar frozen products under Article II of Chapter 12 without a physician's certificate showing freedom from any disease considered dangerous or a menace to public health, plus a food safety inspection report from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Jacksonville Beach Frozen-Treat Vendor Health Certificate

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville Beach Code § 12-18

No person shall be allowed to participate in the sale or handling of such products as are referred to in this article without: (1) A certificate from any licensed physician showing that such person is free from any disease considered dangerous or a menace to public health; (2) A food safety inspection report issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.