Public Health Rules in Alabama (2026)
11 rules on the books across Alabama, 10 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Restaurant Grade Cards
Letter grade (A/B/C) public-display requirements for food facilities, what triggers a downgrade, and how the LA County DPH grading system works.
Rodent Control
Property owner duties to abate rats and mice, restrictions on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (CA AB-1788), and integrated-pest-management standards.
Bessemer
Some RestrictionsBessemer's Sec. 18-352 makes any source of insect, pest or rodent infestation a declared danger on commercial, business…
Read full rule →Birmingham
Some RestrictionsAny Birmingham building used to sell, store or manufacture food, feed or grain, or to house poultry or animals, must be…
Read full rule →Hoover
Some RestrictionsHoover's Residential Leased/Rental Property Code requires every landlord to eliminate rodents and vermin from rental…
Read full rule →Huntsville
Some RestrictionsUnder Huntsville Code Sec. 7-388, the person who lives in a single-dwelling building, or the owner of any building with…
Read full rule →Mobile
Some RestrictionsMobile requires every business building, from restaurants to warehouses, to be rat stopped and kept ratfree under City…
Read full rule →Mobile County
Some RestrictionsUnder Ala. Code § 45-49-170.51, it is a public nuisance in unincorporated Mobile County for an owner or person in…
Read full rule →Montgomery
Some RestrictionsMontgomery, Alabama requires every business building to stay ratproofed and rat-free under City Code Article V, and…
Read full rule →Tuscaloosa
Some RestrictionsTuscaloosa Code Sec. 13-5 bans storing refuse or rubbish that creates rat harborage anywhere in the city, and Sec. 13-6…
Read full rule →Vestavia Hills
Some RestrictionsVestavia Hills requires every property owner to keep premises free of overgrown vegetation, rubbish, trash, tires, junk…
Read full rule →Food Handler Certification
CA Health & Safety Code §113948 food-handler-card requirement, retraining cycles, and how LA County DPH enforces certification at food facilities.