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Public Health Rules in Johnston County, NC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Johnston County, North Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

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

Rodent Control

Johnston County Code § 5-66 requires every dwelling's basement or cellar windows and other rodent-entry openings to be screened or otherwise sealed against rodents, and makes occupants responsible for exterminating any rodents or other pests found in their unit, shifting that duty to the owner when a structural gap caused the infestation.

Johnston County Dwelling Rodent Control Standard

Some Restrictions

Johnston County Code § 5-66

(1) Rodent control. Every basement, or cellar window used or intended to be used for ventilation, and every other opening to a basement which might provide an entry for rodents, shall be equipped with screens or other such approved devices, kept in such a condition as to effectively prevent entrance by rodents. (2) Infestation. Every occupant of a dwelling, or an individual dwelling unit, s...

Syringe Disposal

Johnston County Code § 20-37(10) requires all sharps, meaning needles, syringes and scalpel blades under § 20-34, to be placed in a sealed, puncture-proof container and disposed of separately from other household waste rather than loose in the regular trash.

Sharps Disposal Rules in Johnston County

Some Restrictions

Johnston County Code § 20-37(10)

(10) All sharps must be placed in a sealed, puncture-proof container and disposed of separately from other waste.

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