Public Health Rules in San Bernardino, CA (2026)
4 verified public health rules for San Bernardino, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Restaurant Grade Cards
San Bernardino adopts the San Bernardino County restaurant inspection grading program by reference under Municipal Code Chapter 8.02. The County Department of Public Health inspects and grades every food establishment in the city, and a Letter Grade Card must stay posted; falling below a "B" triggers a written notice and a 30-day re-score window.
San Bernardino Restaurant Grading Rules
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino Municipal Code § 8.02.010
Any food establishment that fails to attain at least a “B” grade, as defined herein, shall be issued written notice, through an OIR, by the health official. The food establishment must correct the deficiencies listed in the OIR and must file a written request for a re-score inspection with the health official within 30 days of the OIR. A re-score inspection shall be conducted by the health offi...
Rodent Control
San Bernardino's Property Maintenance Code requires every single-family, multi-residential, commercial and industrial property to stay free of termite, insect, vermin and rodent infestation. Owners, renters, managers and anyone in charge of the property share the duty. Code enforcement treats an infestation as a maintenance violation punishable as an infraction, and the City Attorney can also sue to abate it as a nuisance.
San Bernardino Rodent and Vermin Control Rule
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino Municipal Code § 15.24.040(A)(10)
Any person owning, renting, occupying, managing or otherwise having charge of any single-family residence, multi-residential, commercial and industrial property shall maintain the property in accordance with the following minimum standards... (10) Rodent and vermin control. Property shall be free from infestation of termites, insects, vermin or rodents.
Syringe Disposal
San Bernardino Municipal Code § 8.24.120(E)(1) bars anyone from putting unbroken, exposed hypodermic needles or other dangerous substances in a garbage, recycling or organics container, and points residents to the city's sharps collection program for proper disposal instead.
San Bernardino Sharps and Syringe Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino Municipal Code § 8.24.120(E)(1)
(1) No person shall place or deposit in any garbage, recyclable materials, organic waste container for collection pursuant to the provisions of this chapter any unbroken and exposed hypodermic needles, medicines, pills, poisons, caustic acids, explosives or similar dangerous substances which may cause human injury or harm. Customers may contact the city for information regarding the city’s sh...
Food Handler Certification
San Bernardino's sidewalk vending ordinance requires every food-selling sidewalk vendor, stationary or roaming, to display a county health permit on the cart and have all employees carry a current county-issued food handlers card. The same requirement repeats for stationary, park and roaming vendors in Chapter 5.30.
San Bernardino Food Vendor Health Card Rule
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino Municipal Code § 5.30.060
(3) If the sidewalk vendor is selling food, the sidewalk vendor shall display a valid health permit issued by the county in a conspicuous location on the food cart; (4) If the sidewalk vendor is selling food, all employees shall possess a current food handlers card, issued by the county; (5) Sidewalk vendor food cart shall possess a current decal sticker posted on the food cart.
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