Public Health Rules in Bernalillo County, NM (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Verified from official government sources
Restaurant Grade Cards
Bernalillo County requires every food service establishment to post an inspection grade placard reading Approved, Unsatisfactory, or On Notice, based on the environmental health authority's most recent inspection report.
Bernalillo County Restaurant Grade Placards
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 42-306
Every food service establishment in the county shall display, in a place designated by the regulatory authority, a placard approved by the regulatory authority stating the grade of the food service establishment; provided, however, that temporary food service establishments shall not be subject to grading. Grades of food service establishments shall be as follows: (1) Approved... (2) Unsatisfac...
Rodent Control
Unincorporated Bernalillo County requires every building, lot, and premises to stay free of insect and rodent harborage, and lets the county's environmental health authority order extermination measures whenever an infestation is found.
Bernalillo County Pest Harborage Duty
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 42-454
All buildings, lots and premises shall be kept free of infestation or harborage. The person in control shall not allow the accumulation of water, refuse, animal wastes, garbage, trash or other harborage. ... When any building, lot or premises is so infested or subject to infestation, the person in control shall utilize extermination measures as specified by the environmental health authority.
Syringe Disposal
Used needles, syringes and other infectious waste can't go in the regular trash cart in unincorporated Bernalillo County. County Code Sec. 70-39(d)(1) bars any infectious or contagious material from homes or health facilities from regular collection containers and requires the generator to notify the county manager immediately so proper disposal can be arranged, at that person's expense.
Bernalillo County Sharps Waste Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code Sec. 70-39(d)(1)
Infectious waste. Wearing apparel, bedding, solid waste or other infectious or contagious material from homes, hospitals nursing homes, or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed shall not be placed in containers for regular collection. The producers of such solid waste shall immediately notify the county manager who shall provide technical assistance on prope...
Food Handler Certification
Bernalillo County requires every food employee to pass an approved food handler training test and hold a valid food handler card, obtained within 30 days of starting work at a food establishment.
Bernalillo County Food Handler Card
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 42-303
(a) Food employee shall demonstrate their knowledge of safe food handling practices through passing a test from a food handler training program approved by the regulatory authority and possess a valid food handler card; (1) Individuals who do not possess a valid food handler card prior to employment as a food employee shall obtain such card within 30 calendar days from the beginning of employme...
Public Health Rules by City in Bernalillo County
1 cities in Bernalillo County have their own public health rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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