Public Health Rules in Pima County, AZ (2026)

Pima County Code § 8.40.010(A)

No person, being the owner, or person in charge, or occupant of any building, structure, place or premises, shall permit therein any unsanitary or uncontrolled harborage or breeding of rodents or other animals declared by the health officer to be dangerous to the public health.    B.   The infestation by or harborage of rodents, lice, bedbugs, roaches, flies, feral bees and wasps, vermin, or ot...

Pima County Code § 8.40.020

No person may, for fee or other consideration, offer any premises or trailers used for human habitation or sleeping accommodations, or use any premises as a place where food or food products are stored, manufactured, processed, served or offered for sale while those premises harbor rodents, lice, bedbugs, roaches, flies, or other vermin. The health officer shall have sufficient cause to suspend...

Pima County Code § 8.08.050(B)

A. All food establishments except temporary, seasonal, and farmers markets must have a person in charge on the premises during all times of operation. A person in charge may obtain a food sanitation certificate from the department to satisfy the person in charge requirements. B. These establishments must employ at least one person in charge who is ANSI certified as a food protection manager.