Public Health Rules in Cleveland County, NC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Cleveland County, North Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cleveland County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Rodent Control

The Minimum Housing Code requires every dwelling unit in unincorporated Cleveland County to be screened against insects and rodents, and assigns responsibility for extermination to occupants for single-unit infestations and to owners once pests spread across shared or public parts of a multi-unit dwelling.

Cleveland County Rodent Control Requirements

Some Restrictions

Cleveland County Code § 3.5-39(a)-(c)

(a)Screens. In every dwelling unit, for protection against mosquitoes, flies and other insects. Every door opening directly from a dwelling unit to out-door space shall be equipped with screens and a self-closing devise. Every window or other devise with openings to outdoor space, used or intended to be used for ventilation, shall likewise be equipped with screens.(b)Rodent control. Every basem...

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Syringe Disposal

Cleveland County's recycling centers will not take sharps or any other infectious waste. Section 11-28 defines infectious waste to include microbiological waste, pathological waste, blood products, and sharps, and § 11-40(e) bars all of it from the county's solid waste/recycling centers. Anyone who drops off needles or other infectious waste there faces a $100 fine and a misdemeanor charge.

Cleveland County Sharps and Infectious Waste Ban

Some Restrictions

Cleveland County Code §§ 11-28, 11-40(e)

Infectious waste means a solid waste capable of producing an infectious disease. The types of waste designated as infectious are microbiological waste, pathological waste, blood products, and sharps. ... (e)The following waste may not be deposited in solid waste/recycling centers:(1)Hazardous waste.(2)Liquid waste.(3)Infectious waste.(4)Radioactive waste. ... (f)Fine for violation. Any person v...

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