Public Health Rules in Doña Ana County, NM (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

Verified from official government sources

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

Rodent Control

Doña Ana County's solid waste code bars any accumulation of building materials, lumber or waste on unincorporated county property from becoming a feeding or breeding ground for rodents, flies or insects. Section 287-3 pairs that ban with a broader rule against letting solid waste pile up on premises at all.

Doña Ana County Rodent Breeding Ground Ban

Some Restrictions

Code of Doña Ana County § 287-3(B)

Acceptable accumulations. Building materials, pipes, lumber or boxes may be stored on the premises if the accumulation is evenly piled and stacked, and is for business purposes, or for a construction project for which a valid and current building permit has been issued, or for a construction or improvement project for which a permit is not legally required; any otherwise permissible accumulatio...

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Food Handler Certification

Mobile food vendors operating in unincorporated Doña Ana County must obtain a State of New Mexico Food Handler's Card and follow every applicable fire, zoning, and occupational tax code before setting up, under UDC § 350-502J(1).

Food Handler Card, Doña Ana County

Some Restrictions

Doña Ana County Code § 350-502J(1)

J. Mobile food vending businesses. (1) Mobile food vendors shall follow all applicable state and local laws, including fire codes, zoning codes, occupational tax codes, and obtain a State of New Department Food Handler's Card.

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