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Public Health Rules in Hennepin County, MN (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Verified from official government sources

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

Rodent Control

Hennepin County's Public Health Nuisance Ordinance declares rat, mouse, and other vermin infestations a public health nuisance subject to county abatement.

Hennepin County Rodent Infestation Nuisance Rule

Some Restrictions

Hennepin County Public Health Nuisance Ordinance (Ordinance 25) § 2.01

The following are hereby expressly declared to be public health nuisances without limitation by reason of such enumeration: ... Infestations of flies, fleas, cockroaches, lice, rats, mice, fly larvae, or hookworm larvae.

Food Handler Certification

Hennepin County adopts the state certified food manager rule, exempting some food establishments if the person in charge still gets sanitation training.

Certified Food Manager Rule in Hennepin County

Light Restrictions

Hennepin County Ordinance No. 3 (Food Protection Ordinance), § 8.1(E), adopting Minn. R. 4626.0033, subp. B(4)

Minnesota Rules, Part 4626.0033, Subpart B (4) CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. Exemptions. These exempted food establishments are not required to have a certified food manager, but the person in charge required by 4626.0025 in these food establishments must be trained in basic food sanitation as determined by the Health Authority.

Public Health Rules by City in Hennepin County

1 cities in Hennepin County have their own public health rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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