Public Health Rules in San Benito County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated San Benito County, California.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of San Benito County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Rodent Control
Unincorporated San Benito County requires solid waste to be stored so it doesn't harbor or breed rodents and insects, using rodent-proof, fly-tight containers.
Rodent-Proof Waste Storage, San Benito County
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 15.01.022(A)
the storage, accumulation, collection, keeping, handling or maintaining of solid waste on premises shall be performed in such a manner so as to discourage the harboring and breeding of rodents and insects and the ready access to the solid waste by dogs and other small animals, and so as not to objectionably and unreasonably pollute the air, or so as not to constitute a fire or health hazard. ...
Food Handler Certification
Anyone participating in a San Benito County microenterprise home kitchen operation must obtain a food handler certification within ten days of starting.
San Benito County MEHKO Food Handler Cert
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 7.14.006(B)
Any person(s) participating in the MEHKO shall obtain a Food Handler Certification within ten days of such participation as specified in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 113948. (C) All MEHKO food must be stored, prepared, packaged, transported, kept for sale, and served to be pure and free from adulteration and spoilage and protected from contamination. (D) All food storage within the p...
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