Public Health Rules in Redwood City, CA (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Redwood City, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Redwood City doesn't write its own rodent-control rules: Code section 13.1 adopts San Mateo County's Environmental Health Code Chapter 4.80, Rodent and Insect Control, by reference as the City's environmental health code, alongside the County's food, water and sewage-disposal chapters, enforced under the County's permit and fee system.
Redwood City Rodent and Insect Control Code
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code § 13.1
The Environmental Health Code of the County of San Mateo, as set forth in Chapter 4.52 Environmental Health Generally, Chapter 4.56 Food Facilities, Chapter 4.60 Fresh Water Sports Areas, Chapter 4.64 Water Supply System, Chapter 4.68 Wells, except for section 4.68.410 which is not adopted, Chapter 4.80 Rodent and Insect Control, Chapter 4.84 Individual Sewage Disposal Systems, Chapter 5.128 Al...
Food Handler Certification
Redwood City requires staff who handle edible food recovery for Tier One and Tier Two commercial edible food generators, and anyone who self-hauls that food, to hold an ANSI-accredited food handler card such as ServSafe, under Municipal Code Section 47.070, with certification confirmed in an annual report to the County.
Redwood City Food Handler Card Mandate
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code sec. 47.070(C)(9)
Tier One and Tier Two commercial edible food generators who self-haul edible food shall require those transporting edible food for recovery to obtain a food handler card through an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited training provider that meets ASTM International E2659-09 Standard Practice for Certificate Programs, such as ServSafe and follow the best practices and standard...
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