Public Health Rules in Lee County, NC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Lee County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Section 6-124(a) of the Minimum Housing Code requires every premises, building and structure in unincorporated Lee County to be maintained free of vermin and rodent harborage and infestation, using generally accepted extermination methods. The Code layers on structural specifics elsewhere, requiring rodent-proof underpinning, foundations, exterior walls, floors and ceilings so pests cannot get in.
Lee County Rodent-Proofing Property Rule
Some RestrictionsLee County Code §§ 6-124, 6-143
Sec. 6-124. - Property maintenance.(a)Premises, buildings and structures shall, by generally accepted methods of extermination, be maintained free of vermin and rodent harborage and infestation. ... Sec. 6-123. - Structural standards. ... (a)Foundations: ... (6)Units, when underpinned, shall use an approved material so as to be substantially weather and rodent proof. ... Sec. 6-143. - Violation...
Syringe Disposal
Lee County requires sharps to be packaged in a rigid, leak-proof, puncture-resistant sealed container before they can go out with general solid waste. Sharps that aren't packaged that way are on the county's list of wastes its collection facilities will not accept.
Sharps Disposal Rules in Lee County
Some RestrictionsLee County Code §§ 22-34, 22-81
The following wastes will not be accepted at the county solid waste collection facilities: ... (18)Sharps not prepared according to this chapter; ... All sharps shall be packaged in a sealed container that is rigid, leak proof when in an upright position and puncture resistant. The package then may be disposed of with general solid waste.
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