Public Health Rules in Michigan (2026)
26 rules on the books across Michigan, 17 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Rodent Control
Property owner duties to abate rats and mice, restrictions on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (CA AB-1788), and integrated-pest-management standards.
Ann Arbor
Some RestrictionsAnn Arbor's Housing Code requires landlords treating an infested rental for pests to notify residents three calendar…
Read full rule →Bay County
Some RestrictionsBay County's Nuisance Code declares the presence of rats, mice, cockroaches or other vermin, or evidence of them, a…
Read full rule →Clinton Township
Some RestrictionsClinton Township's Property Maintenance Code requires every structure and property to stay free of rodent and vermin…
Read full rule →Dearborn
Some RestrictionsDearborn assigns pest-control duty by cause: occupants handle infestations confined to their own unit, but the owner is…
Read full rule →Detroit
Some RestrictionsDetroit property owners must ratproof every building and exterior lot, exterminate rodents when found, and take steps…
Read full rule →Farmington Hills
Some RestrictionsFarmington Hills requires every property to keep accumulated solid waste in containers that are tightly covered and…
Read full rule →Flint
Some RestrictionsJunk yards, secondhand shops, pawnshops, and scrap-metal premises in the City of Flint must be kept clean and sanitary…
Read full rule →Grand Rapids
Some RestrictionsNon-residential buildings in Grand Rapids must keep exterior walls, siding, and trim free of holes, cracks, or…
Read full rule →Lansing
Some RestrictionsLansing's nuisance code declares rodent or insect infestation on any property a public nuisance, letting the City order…
Read full rule →Livonia
Some RestrictionsLivonia's property maintenance code requires every structure and yard to be kept free of rodent harborage, including a…
Read full rule →Ottawa County
Some RestrictionsOttawa County's Environmental Health Regulations make it unlawful to store refuse except in rodent- and fly-proof…
Read full rule →Troy
Some RestrictionsTroy requires every structure and exterior property to stay free of rodent harborage and infestation, with prompt…
Read full rule →Warren
Some RestrictionsWarren's Code of Ordinances bans letting rats or mice take up residence on any building, structure, or vacant land…
Read full rule →Westland
Some RestrictionsWestland deems any building or grounds that harbor rats, mice, or other vermin a blighted and dangerous condition…
Read full rule →Wyoming
Some RestrictionsIn Wyoming, Michigan (Kent County), city code makes property owners responsible for eliminating rat harborages…
Read full rule →Sterling Heights
Light RestrictionsFrom May 1 to October 15, Sterling Heights requires tightly fitting insect screens on doors and windows serving…
Read full rule →Wayne County
Few RestrictionsWayne County's Environmental Health Unit runs a coordinated rodent-control education program under Ord. No. 99-537…
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).
Dearborn
Some RestrictionsDearborn requires hotels, roominghouses, lodginghouses and B&Bs to report bed bug infestations to the health officer…
Read full rule →Detroit
Some RestrictionsDetroit landlords must have rental units professionally inspected for bed bugs before leasing, prove the unit is…
Read full rule →Syringe Disposal
How residents must dispose of home-generated sharps (insulin syringes, EpiPens), including kiosk locations and take-back-mailer programs.
Detroit
Significant RestrictionsDetroit requires an annual Health Department license before anyone can run a needle-exchange program, and licensure…
Read full rule →Livonia
Significant RestrictionsLivonia prohibits anyone from possessing a hypodermic syringe or needle intended for illegal drug use under Code §…
Read full rule →Flint
Light RestrictionsFlint bans selling or furnishing hypodermic needles and other drug paraphernalia, but exempts participants in the…
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.
Warren
Significant RestrictionsEvery restaurant employee in Warren who handles food or food utensils must first get a food handlers permit from the…
Read full rule →Detroit
Some RestrictionsDetroit food establishments must have a person in charge who demonstrates food safety knowledge to inspectors…
Read full rule →Livonia
Some RestrictionsNo one may work in a Livonia restaurant without a current food-handler's card issued by the health department…
Read full rule →Ottawa County
Some RestrictionsOttawa County will not license any food service establishment, temporary food unit, mobile food unit, mobile food…
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