Public Health Rules in Wausau, WI (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Wausau, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Wausau bars leaving outdoor-unsuitable furniture like chairs, sofas and beds exposed on a property, outdoors or on an open porch, when it deteriorates or shelters rodents, under Municipal Code Section 6.44.085. The City also lists rat, mouse and vermin breeding conditions among the health nuisances banned citywide by Section 9.24.030(c).
Wausau Rodent Harborage & Vermin Rules
Some RestrictionsWausau Municipal Code §§ 6.44.085, 9.24.030(c)
No person shall place and allow to remain exposed to the elements, whether outdoors or within an unenclosed porch or similar area, any chair, sofa, bed, table or other related or similar furniture, which is not designed and intended for outdoor use and which is thereby readily susceptible to deterioration or which thereby provides a harborage for rodents. This section shall not apply to furnitu...
Syringe Disposal
Wausau bans home-generated needles and other sharps from the regular trash and recycling stream. Municipal Code Section 6.44.090(a)(15) requires them to go to a designated sharps collection station instead, a site defined in Section 6.44.010 as one operated in compliance with Wis. Admin. Code NR 526.09(5).
Home Sharps Disposal Rules in Wausau
Some RestrictionsWausau Municipal Code Secs. 6.44.010, 6.44.090(a)(15)
Sharps collection station means a drop-off site for home generated sharps operated in compliance with Wis. Admin. Code NR § 526.09(5). ... (a)No person shall set the following materials out for collection: ... (15)Medical waste, except home-generated sharps which shall be deposited at a designated sharps collection station;
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