Public Health Rules in Missouri (2026)
24 rules on the books across Missouri, 14 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.
Jackson County
Some RestrictionsJackson County does not use a letter-grade placard. Instead, every food establishment in the unincorporated county must…
Read full rule →Jefferson County
Some RestrictionsJefferson County does not grade restaurants with letter cards; instead every food establishment must annually obtain…
Read full rule →St Charles County
Some RestrictionsSt. Charles County food establishments must display notice stickers at every public entrance and drive-up or walk-up…
Read full rule →St. Louis County
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis County restaurants must post a Health Department placard grading them A, B or C based on their inspection…
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.
Columbia
Some RestrictionsEvery lawn, yard and landscaped lot in Columbia, Missouri, the Boone County seat, must be maintained to prevent 'vermin…
Read full rule →Florissant
Some RestrictionsFlorissant's health nuisance code declares any garbage can that is not fly-tight, meaning it fails to keep out flies…
Read full rule →Independence
Some RestrictionsIndependence's Property Maintenance Code requires every premises to stay free of insect and rodent infestation, with…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Jackson County, letting containers hold stagnant water that breeds mosquitoes or insects is a public…
Read full rule →Kansas City
Some RestrictionsKansas City requires every building and structure in the city to be rat-stopped, freed of rats and kept that way, and…
Read full rule →O Fallon
Some RestrictionsO'Fallon's nuisance code declares junk, equipment, and material piles that provide a breeding or nesting area for…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsSpringfield treats outdoor storage or dilapidated structures that create rodent or vermin harborage as a public…
Read full rule →St. Louis
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis requires every building to be rat-stopped and kept rat-free. The Health Commissioner inspects, orders repairs…
Read full rule →St. Louis County
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis County's public health nuisance code makes it illegal to maintain or allow a rat or mouse infestation on any…
Read full rule →Lees Summit
Light RestrictionsLee's Summit's rodent-control rule for residential properties lives inside its composting ordinance: City Code § 16-216…
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.
St Charles County
Light RestrictionsSt. Charles County law does not tell residents how to throw out used needles at home; instead, County Code § 240.365…
Read full rule →St. Louis County
Light RestrictionsSt. Louis County Code Section 607.897 lets a resident throw a used needle or other sharp object out with ordinary…
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.
Cass County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Cass County, anyone working in public food service must hold a current food handler's card or food…
Read full rule →Clay County
Some RestrictionsClay County's Food Code requires the person in charge at every food establishment to prove food-safety knowledge to the…
Read full rule →Independence
Some RestrictionsEvery food service worker and their employer in Independence must obtain a City food handler permit within 15 days of…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsAnyone who prepares, handles, or serves food at a Jackson County food establishment must get an individual food handler…
Read full rule →Kansas City
Some RestrictionsKansas City requires food handler cards for cooks, chefs, and prep staff under the city's Food Code Sec. 30-71, unless…
Read full rule →St Charles County
Some RestrictionsSt. Charles County requires the person in charge of every food establishment to be a certified food protection manager…
Read full rule →St. Louis County
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis County bars restaurants, cafeterias, day cares and other food establishments from employing anyone as a food…
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