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Public Health Rules in Mobile County, AL (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Mobile County, Alabama.

Verified from official government sources

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

Rodent Control

Under Ala. Code § 45-49-170.51, it is a public nuisance in unincorporated Mobile County for an owner or person in control of a lot, building or junkyard to let debris pile up in a way that shelters or breeds insects or rodents. The Mobile County Commission enforces the standard in Circuit Court and can recover abatement costs and attorney's fees.

Mobile County Rodent Control Rules

Some Restrictions

Ala. Code § 45-49-170.51 (Act 94-216)

(a) It shall be unlawful and constitute a public nuisance for the owner or other person in charge or control of a building, lot, junkyard, or other premises, within the unincorporated territory of Mobile County to fail to keep the lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from garbage, refuse, litter, junk, debris, salvaged materials, household furniture, trash, used motor vehicle tires, inoper...

Food Handler Certification

Mobile County doesn't require every restaurant to carry a food handlers card, but anyone running food at a temporary exempt event, a festival or fundraiser lasting up to three days, must have one. Section 45-49-171.23(b)(4) conditions that exemption on a Mobile County Health Department food handlers card, a handwashing station and a garbage plan.

Mobile County Food Handler Card Rule

Some Restrictions

Ala. Code Section 45-49-171.23(a)(1), (b)(4) (Act 2018-229)

(1) INTERMITTENT FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. Any entity that has a physical address within Mobile County that does not prepare or serve food in its regular line of business but prepares and serves food on an intermittent basis for a period of time not to exceed three consecutive days per week. ... (4) Any operator of a temporary exempt event shall have a food handlers card issued by the Mobile ...

Public Health Rules by City in Mobile County

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

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