Public Health Rules in Santa Rosa, CA (2026)
3 verified public health rules for Santa Rosa, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Santa Rosa's Property Maintenance Code requires every structure and yard to stay free of rodent harborage, with prompt extermination when rodents appear. The rule targets a specific culprit: firewood, which must be stacked off the ground in the side or rear yard, not the front.
Santa Rosa Rodent Harborage & Firewood Rules
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code § 18-20.302.5
302.5 Rodent harborage. Structures and exterior property shall be kept free from rodent harborage and infestation. Where rodents are found, they shall be promptly exterminated by approved processes that will not be injurious to human health. After pest elimination, proper precautions shall be taken to eliminate rodent harborage and prevent reinfestation. Firewood shall only be maintained in sta...
Syringe Disposal
Santa Rosa's camping ordinance bans discarding hypodermic needles anywhere in public, allowing disposal only in a container designed for sharps waste. Section 11-22.020(C)(7) is one of the health and safety standards that apply to camping on public property when alternate shelter is unavailable, sitting alongside bans on dumping wastewater, open fires and unpermitted electrical hookups.
Santa Rosa Sharps Disposal Rule
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code § 11-22.020(C)(7)
(7) No person shall discard hypodermic needles in any public place, except in a designated container designed for disposal of sharps waste.
Food Handler Certification
Anyone who touches edible Cannabis Products at a Santa Rosa cannabis manufacturer, whether owner, employee or volunteer, must hold a valid State food handler certificate. City Code Section 20-46.070(E) requires the manufacturer to keep each certificate number on file at the facility, and Section 20-46.080(E) adds that any business selling or making edibles must also carry a Sonoma County Health Permit.
Santa Rosa Cannabis Edibles Food Handler Rule
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code § 20-46.070(E)
Food handler certification. All owners, employees, volunteers or other individuals that participate in the production of edible Cannabis Products must be State certified food handlers. The valid certificate number of each such owner, employee, volunteer or other individual must be on record at the Cannabis Manufacturer's facility where that individual participates in the production of edible Me...
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