Public Health Rules in York County, VA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated York County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
York County's restaurant sanitation code requires every eating establishment in the county to screen all openings to the outside air and keep fly, vermin and rodent control effective at all times. The rule sits in Chapter 12's minimum standards of operation, enforced by the county health officer alongside the operating permit every restaurant must hold to serve food in York County, Virginia.
York County Restaurant Rodent and Vermin Rule
Some RestrictionsYork County Code § 12-37
(a)All openings to the outer air shall be effectively screened. Doors shall be self-closing and shall open outward, unless other effective means are provided to prevent the entrance of flies, but it shall be permissible to place and operate an adequate electric fan over the entrance. All means necessary for the elimination of flies shall be used.(b)The methods used for the control of flies, ver...
Syringe Disposal
York County's solid waste code requires needles and other hypodermic devices to be broken, disassembled, or otherwise made unusable and safely wrapped before they go in a collection container. Sec. 19-68(c)(1) protects collection crews who empty county containers by mandating this handling for every household and business.
York County Sharps and Syringe Disposal Rule
Some RestrictionsYork County Code § 19-68(c)(1)
(c)The following are several types of solid waste that shall be prepared in the manner indicated prior to being placed in a container for collection:(1)Hypodermic instruments and other sharp articles. No person shall dispose of or discard any hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle or any instrument or device for making hypodermic injections before breaking, disassembling, destroying or otherwise...
Food Handler Certification
In York County, Virginia, no restaurant employee may work without an unexpired, unrevoked food handler's permit issued by the health officer under Section 12-19. New hires must secure the permit within thirty days of starting work, and each permit stays valid for six months unless the health officer revokes it for cause.
York County Food Handler Permit Requirement
Some RestrictionsYork County Code § 12-19(a), (b)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any employee who does not possess an unexpired, unrevoked food handler's permit, as provided in this section, to work in any restaurant. Such food handler's permit shall, in proper case, be issued by the health officer to the employee who shall furnish such information and laboratory specimens and submit to such physical examination and tests as the health officer ma...
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