Public Health Rules in Salt Lake City, UT (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Salt Lake City, Utah, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Salt Lake City requires every business and residential building to be ratproofed by the owner and kept rat-free by the occupant, with the health director empowered to inspect, order repairs, and abate infestations.
Salt Lake City Ratproofing & Rodent Rules
Some Restrictions§ 9.32.030
All buildings, including business and residential, shall be ratproofed by the owner and freed of rats and maintained in a ratproof and rat free condition by the occupant or tenant to the satisfaction of the director of health or his or her authorized representative. B. The owners of all ratproofed buildings are required to maintain the premises in a ratproof condition and to repair all bre...
Syringe Disposal
Sharps -- needles, syringes, lancets, and scalpel blades -- may never be set out in a container or otherwise for the city's refuse service to collect; residents have to route them through another disposal channel entirely.
Salt Lake City Bans Sharps From Trash
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake City Code § 9.08.110
This section shall apply only to collections made by a service provider. The following materials require special handling and disposal, and shall not be set out for collection by a service provider, whether placed in a container or otherwise: A. Flammable, corrosive, or explosive materials; B. Hazardous or radioactive waste; ... I. Sharps; J. Electronic waste; K. Sludge; L. Waste tires.
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