Public Health Rules in Ottawa County, MI (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Ottawa County, Michigan.

Verified from official government sources

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

Rodent Control

Ottawa County's Environmental Health Regulations make it unlawful to store refuse except in rodent- and fly-proof containers, or to let bulky rubbish create harborage for rodents. Article XIV, Section J separately bans maintaining any vermin-infested condition, and lets the Health Officer order abatement measures once notice is given.

Ottawa County Rodent and Vermin Control Rules

Some Restrictions

Ottawa County Environmental Health Regulations, Art. XIV §§ H, J

H. Solid Waste Control - It shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate upon their premises any refuse except in containers of rodent/fly proof, durable, and watertight construction. Bulky rubbish such as tree limbs, weeds, wood, cardboard boxes, newspapers, magazines, yard clippings, and so forth, may be bundled or so stored as not to provide a harborage or breeding place for rodents or ins...

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Food Handler Certification

Ottawa County will not license any food service establishment, temporary food unit, mobile food unit, mobile food commissary, or vending machine location until the operator passes a food safety handling exam. The Ottawa County Department of Public Health designates the course and exam under Code of Ottawa County § 100.1.1, tied to the state Food Law license requirement in MCL 289.4101.

Food Safety Exam Required for Food Licenses

Some Restrictions

Code of Ottawa County § 100.1.1

A person shall not be issued a license from the Ottawa County Department of Public Health as authored by Section 4101 of the Food Law of 2000, MCL 289.4101, to operate a food service establishment, a temporary food service establishment, a transitory food unit, a mobile food service establishment, a mobile food service establishment commissary, or a vending machine location within Ottawa County...

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