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Public Health Rules in Sacramento County, CA (2026)

3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Sacramento County, California.

Verified from official government sources

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

Restaurant Grade Cards

Sacramento County posts a color-coded inspection placard at every food facility after each routine inspection, and removing, hiding, or defacing it is a violation punishable under the county's food facility ordinance.

Sacramento County Restaurant Grading Placards

Some Restrictions

Sacramento County Code § 6.04.021

Upon completion of a routine inspection or reinspection, the Health Officer shall post at every food facility the appropriate placard, as determined by the Health Officer. The placard shall be posted so as to be clearly visible to the general public and patrons of the food facility. ... it is unlawful to operate a food facility without the placard being posted in accordance with this chapter.

Rodent Control

Sacramento County declares any rodent or fly breeding place on unincorporated land a public nuisance, and the Environmental Management Department can order abatement within seven days or perform the work itself and lien the property.

Sacramento County Rodent Abatement Rules

Some Restrictions

Sacramento County Code § 6.80.020

The Board of Supervisors of Sacramento County declares that any breeding place of flies and rodents in the unincorporated territory of Sacramento County which exists by reason of any condition or use made of land, organic plant waste, refuse, putrescible waste or of any other substance whatsoever, or the deposit or storage thereof, is a public nuisance.

Bed-Bug Rules

Landlords can't show, rent, or lease a vacant unit the county has flagged for a bed bug infestation without a pest-control clearance report, and must give every new tenant the state-required bed bug notice.

Sacramento County Bed Bug Rental Disclosure

Significant Restrictions

Sacramento County Code § 16.20.435(A)

A landlord shall not show, rent, or lease to a prospective tenant any vacant dwelling unit when the landlord has been advised by the Director of an alleged or confirmed bed bug infestation, unless the landlord has obtained a clearance report from a pest control operator holding a Branch 2 operator, field representative, or applicator license from the Structural Pest Control Board. B. Prior t...

Public Health Rules by City in Sacramento County

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

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