Public Health Rules in Indiana (2026)
19 rules on the books across Indiana, 12 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.
Tippecanoe County
Significant RestrictionsTippecanoe County's Vector Control Ordinance puts the Health Officer in charge of abating rats, rodents, and other…
Read full rule →Elkhart County
Some RestrictionsElkhart County treats any pile of matter that attracts rodents, insects or wild animals on your property as a public…
Read full rule →Evansville
Some RestrictionsEvansville's Property Maintenance Code requires structures be kept free of insect and rodent infestation, with owners…
Read full rule →Fishers
Some RestrictionsFishers' Property Maintenance Code requires every foundation to stay free of cracks, breaks, and holes that could let…
Read full rule →Fort Wayne
Some RestrictionsFort Wayne's housing code requires every structure to be kept free of insect and rodent infestation, and puts the…
Read full rule →Hendricks County
Some RestrictionsHendricks County lodging establishments must stay free of harborage conditions and rodent infestations, keep a written…
Read full rule →Indianapolis
Some RestrictionsEvery property owner in Indianapolis must keep their structure and premises rat-free under the exterior maintenance…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Lake County requires every licensed manufactured home park to stay free of debris that could shelter…
Read full rule →Laporte County
Some RestrictionsLaPorte County's Health Officer treats rodent and insect infestation at any public refuse disposal site as a code…
Read full rule →South Bend
Some RestrictionsSouth Bend bars property owners from letting anything build up that attracts rodents under Code of Ordinances Sec…
Read full rule →Vanderburgh County
Some RestrictionsRank vegetation and junk that could feed or shelter rodents are banned property-wide in unincorporated Vanderburgh…
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.
Elkhart County
Some RestrictionsElkhart County writes the state's food handler certification rule straight into its own code. County Code § 112.02…
Read full rule →Fort Wayne
Some RestrictionsFort Wayne food workers must know Indiana's food code, and the Health Department can force paid safety training after…
Read full rule →Laporte County
Some RestrictionsLaPorte County requires every retail food establishment that prepares or serves potentially hazardous foods to keep at…
Read full rule →St. Joseph County
Some RestrictionsEvery bed and breakfast, restaurant, mobile food unit, and temporary food stand in St. Joseph County that serves…
Read full rule →Tippecanoe County
Light RestrictionsTippecanoe County does not require every food-service worker to hold a certification before starting work. Instead, §…
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