Public Health Rules in Newton County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Newton County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

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

Rodent Control

Unincorporated Newton County's rat infestation control ordinance requires business owners to ratproof buildings and orders occupants of homes and apartments to store garbage in tight-fitting, watertight containers and stack stored materials at least 18 inches off the ground. The county's code enforcement officer can inspect any property for rat harborage and order abatement, with noncompliance treated as a separate violation of Chapter 42.

Newton County Rat Infestation Control Rules

Some Restrictions

Newton County Code § 42-35

(a)Business buildings.(1)The owners of all business buildings shall have such buildings ratproofed and kept ratproofed in accordance with this article. ... (c)Duties of owners and occupants of dwellings. ... (4)Every owner or occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall store and dispose of all his/her/their garbage, refuse, and any other organic waste which might provide food for insects and/...

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Syringe Disposal

Newton County's only sharps-disposal ordinance covers licensed tattoo and body craft studios, not a general household or needle-exchange program. Used needles cannot be bent, broken or recapped, and sharps waste must go into a rigid, leak-proof, self-closing container labeled with the biohazard symbol before removal under state and federal biohazard rules.

Newton County Body-Art Sharps Disposal Rule

Some Restrictions

Newton County Code § 30-37(a)-(b)

Contaminated needles shall not be bent, broken or their structure otherwise compromised. ... Sharps waste shall be safely discarded in a rigid and puncture resistant waste container that is leak proof on the sides and bottom with a self-closing lid. These containers shall be labeled with the international biohazard symbol and the word "biohazard" shall be prominently displayed. Sharps waste sha...

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