Public Health Rules in Tuscaloosa, AL (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Tuscaloosa, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Tuscaloosa Code Sec. 13-5 bans storing refuse or rubbish that creates rat harborage anywhere in the city, and Sec. 13-6 requires anyone running a food, feed, grain or animal-housing building to keep it and its grounds reasonably free of rats through effective rat-control and ratproofing.
Tuscaloosa Rat Control and Harborage Ban
Some RestrictionsTuscaloosa City Code Sec. 13-5 (Code 1962, § 17-1); Sec. 13-6 (Code 1962, § 17-2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any storage of refuse or rubbish that may create a harborage for rats. ... It shall be unlawful for any person owning, controlling, managing, operating or occupying any building used for the purpose of selling, storing or manufacturing foods, foodstuffs, feeds or grain, or used for the purpose of housing poultry or animals, or used to conduct any ot...