Public Health Rules in Connecticut (2026)
14 rules on the books across Connecticut, 9 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.
Danbury
Some RestrictionsDanbury's Director of Health assesses a reinspection fee whenever a food establishment fails an inspection, and also…
Read full rule →Hartford
Some RestrictionsHartford restaurants must post a letter grade, A for 90%+ compliance, B for 80–89%, after each health inspection, under…
Read full rule →Rodent Control
Property owner duties to abate rats and mice, restrictions on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (CA AB-1788), and integrated-pest-management standards.
Bethel
Some RestrictionsIn Bethel's rental housing code, § 63-3 makes tenants responsible for exterminating insects, rodents, or other pests in…
Read full rule →Bridgeport
Some RestrictionsBridgeport's Housing Code puts the extermination duty on whoever caused the problem: occupants handle pests in their…
Read full rule →Danbury
Some RestrictionsDanbury property owners and occupants must store trash in covered, rodentproof containers and may not let materials…
Read full rule →Hartford
Some RestrictionsHartford's anti-blight code makes rodent control a property-maintenance duty, not just a nuisance complaint. Yards…
Read full rule →New Haven
Some RestrictionsNew Haven's Housing Code splits pest extermination duty between occupant and owner depending on whether the infestation…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk's Housing Code requires every dwelling and its premises to be rodentproof and free of standing water, and it…
Read full rule →Ridgefield
Some RestrictionsRidgefield occupants must store refuse, garbage and organic waste so it cannot feed or shelter rodents and insects…
Read full rule →Stamford
Some RestrictionsStamford property owners must not maintain excavations or conditions that let mosquitoes, insects, or vermin breed, and…
Read full rule →Waterbury
Some RestrictionsWaterbury's Housing Code requires every basement window, hatchway or other opening that could let rodents in to be…
Read full rule →Bed-Bug Rules
Landlord disclosure of bed-bug history, treatment-cost responsibility, and tenant duties to cooperate with treatment in California (CIV §1954.603).
Syringe Disposal
How residents must dispose of home-generated sharps (insulin syringes, EpiPens), including kiosk locations and take-back-mailer programs.
Food Handler Certification
CA Health & Safety Code §113948 food-handler-card requirement, retraining cycles, and how LA County DPH enforces certification at food facilities.