Public Health Rules in Florida (2026)

New Port Richey bans letting garbage, junk, or derelict vehicles pile up on any property in the city if it could feed…

The City of Sarasota bans sale or use of listed toxic pesticides like DDT and arsenic citywide, but licensed pest…

Apopka enforces property maintenance standards requiring owners to control rodents, termites, and mosquitoes. Orange…

Boynton Beach property owners must keep their land and half of any abutting street, alley, or easement free of trash…

Pest control in Broward County is regulated by FDACS. Licensed operators handle termites, rodents, and mosquitoes, with…

Clearwater requires every new building, and any existing building undergoing major repairs, to be ratproofed under Sec…

Cocoa requires every structure and exterior property to stay free of rodent harborage under Sec. 6-1001(e); once…

Coral Gables makes dwelling occupants and owners directly responsible for exterminating rodents, vermin, and other…

Dade City treats a property that becomes a habitat for rodents or vermin as a public nuisance under Code of Ordinances…

Davie property owners must take reasonable steps to exterminate rodents and other pests whenever infestation shows up…

Deltona declares any property that houses or provides habitat for rodents, vermin or other wild animals a public…

Doral's Minimum Housing Code requires every property to stay free of rodent and vermin harborage. City Code § 5-139…

Escambia County's nuisance ordinance makes it a code violation to create or maintain any condition that breeds rats…

Unincorporated Flagler County declares a lot a nuisance under Sec. 22-31 when it holds accumulated waste, yard trash or…

Fort Lauderdale's Minimum Housing Code makes occupants, owners and operators jointly responsible for exterminating…

Fort Myers makes it a public nuisance for solid waste on your property to attract or harbor rodents, and puts…

Gainesville's Dangerous Building and Hazardous Land Code makes it unlawful to keep property that has become a breeding…

Gulfport's minimum housing code requires basement and cellar openings that could let rodents in to be screened or…

Hillsborough County enforces pest control under FDACS licensing (FL §482) with additional termite protection…

Hollywood puts extermination of rodents, vermin and other pests on the property owner and operator for shared and…

Homestead's housing code requires every exterior property area to stay free of conditions that harbor insects, vermin…

Jacksonville's Property Safety and Maintenance Code (Chapter 518) requires all structures to be maintained free of pest…

Jupiter's housing code requires every dwelling's foundation, walls, roof, windows, doors and rubbish containers to be…

Kissimmee's property maintenance code requires every structure be kept free of insects and rodents, and splits…

Manatee County treats rodent and pest infestation as a property maintenance violation, not a standalone rodent-control…

Martin County's Property Maintenance Code requires every structure to be kept free of insect and rodent infestation…

Owners of vacant, blighted, unsecured or abandoned buildings in Miami must keep the premises free of rodents, insects…

Miami Beach makes rodent control a legal duty of building owners and occupants, not just a nuisance complaint. Every…

Miami-Dade's minimum housing code makes occupants responsible for exterminating insects, rodents, and vermin in…

Miramar's General Code requires every business and nonbusiness building to be rodentproofed and kept free of rats under…

North Port's exterior property maintenance code adopts International Property Maintenance Code Sections 301, 302, 304…

Orange County follows FL Chapter 482 (Structural Pest Control Act) administered by FDACS. Termite protection required…

Orlando's Property Maintenance Code requires windows, exterior doors, and door frames to be kept rodent-proof and…

Palm Beach County mosquito control is handled by PBC Mosquito Control Division. Termite protection required at…

Palm Coast's Property Maintenance Code makes every premises responsible for staying free of insect and rodent…

Food service establishments in unincorporated Pasco County must actively keep rodents, flies, cockroaches and other…

Pembroke Pines Code § 150.95(P) requires every building's exterior walls to be free of holes, loose boards, or damaged…

Pinellas County's Housing Code makes occupants of single-family dwellings and owners of multi-unit buildings…

Plant City requires pest control operators to hold Florida Department of Agriculture (FDACS) licenses under FL Chapter…

Plantation bans rodent or insect infestation on any building, structure or property under Code Section 5-23(a)(5), part…

Unincorporated Polk County's Structural Maintenance Ordinance requires every structure to stay free of insect and…

Pompano Beach declares any infestation of insects, rodents, or other vermin that may endanger the public a public…

Port St. Lucie's Property Maintenance Code makes rodent and insect control a standing duty. Section 41.14 requires…

Every building, lot, and premises in Safety Harbor must stay free of rodent and insect harborage, with prompt…

In the City of Satellite Beach, any condition on a property capable of breeding vermin or rodents is declared a…

Seminole County Code Section 95.3(f) declares stagnant or foul water a public nuisance on any lot in the unincorporated…

St. Lucie County's lot-cleanup ordinance bars property owners from keeping fill in a way that creates a habitat for…

St. Petersburg's housing minimum standards require rental buildings to be screened against mosquitoes, flies and other…

Tampa's property-maintenance code requires every dwelling to physically block rodent entry: City Code § 19-231(8)…

Temple Terrace requires pest-control operators to hold Florida Department of Agriculture (FDACS) licensing under FL…

West Palm Beach's Housing Code splits rodent and pest control duties between tenant and landlord. City Code § 18-106(e)…

Sarasota County's Building Official can force rodent extermination before an unsafe structure comes down. Under…

Before Volusia County will approve a demolition permit, the Chief Building Official can demand proof, including a…

Florida lacks a specific bed bug statute, but landlords must maintain habitable rental units under FL §83.51…

Florida law treats bed bug infestations as a habitability issue under FL §83.51 (Landlord-Tenant Act). Tampa landlords…

Brevard County bans household disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets in trash containers or waste facilities…

Palm Beach County authorizes a needle and syringe exchange program only through a BCC-contracted nonprofit or health…

Alachua County operates a state-authorized sterile needle exchange under Fla. Stat. §381.0038: an approved health…

Broward County authorizes a countywide sterile needle and syringe exchange program under state law, requiring the…

Collier County bans needles, medication and other hazardous waste from curbside garbage carts. Sec. 118-104(C)(1) of…

Coral Gables bans mixing hypodermic needles, syringes, and other sharp waste with household garbage unless placed in…

Daytona Beach requires sharps like needles, razor blades and broken glass to be wrapped or boxed before disposal to…

Hillsborough County authorizes a needle and syringe exchange under Sec. 28-250 through Sec. 28-260 of the Code of…

Lake County bans discarded sharps and other biomedical waste from curbside garbage carts, recycling carts and every…

Melbourne prohibits home users from throwing used needles into the trash bound for the landfill or flushing them into…

Miami Beach bans putting biohazardous waste, a category the code specifically defines to include used disposable…

Miami-Dade's contracted needle exchange program, authorized countywide under Sec. 2-78, must maintain written security…

Orange County authorizes a sterile needle and syringe exchange program under County Code Section 20-225, run only by a…

Florida Statute Section 381.0038 (the Infectious Disease Elimination Act, IDEA) authorizes county-approved syringe…

Pinellas County authorizes a contracted, single-operator sterile needle and syringe exchange program under F.S. §…

Florida's IDEA Exchange Act (FL §381.0038) authorizes county-run sterile syringe services. Hillsborough County operates…

Doral caps what can be sold at its own events and facilities: City Code § 2-452 requires at least half of all food and…

Charlotte County requires every manager, supervisor, and other employee of a food service establishment, food…

Every food service establishment in unincorporated Pasco County must have one high-level manager complete food service…