Public Health Rules in New Mexico (2026)
15 rules on the books across New Mexico, 7 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.
Albuquerque
Some RestrictionsAlbuquerque restaurants must post the Grade from their most recent health inspection where customers can see it, under…
Read full rule →Bernalillo County
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County requires every food service establishment to post an inspection grade placard reading Approved…
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.
Albuquerque
Some RestrictionsCity code makes owners and occupants responsible for keeping buildings free of insect and rodent infestation, with the…
Read full rule →Bernalillo County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Bernalillo County requires every building, lot, and premises to stay free of insect and rodent…
Read full rule →Dona Ana County
Some RestrictionsDoña Ana County's solid waste code bars any accumulation of building materials, lumber or waste on unincorporated…
Read full rule →Las Cruces
Some RestrictionsLetting solid waste sit on your Las Cruces property so it smells or breeds flies, mosquitoes, insects, or rodents is…
Read full rule →Rio Rancho
Some RestrictionsRio Rancho property owners must keep their premises free of insect and rodent infestation, though the rule carves out…
Read full rule →Sandoval County
Some RestrictionsEvery lot in unincorporated Sandoval County, vacant or built, must stay free of rodent harborage. Section 14-21 bans…
Read full rule →Syringe Disposal
How residents must dispose of home-generated sharps (insulin syringes, EpiPens), including kiosk locations and take-back-mailer programs.
Albuquerque
Significant RestrictionsAlbuquerque requires anyone operating a syringe exchange facility to hold a City permit, designate a community response…
Read full rule →Bernalillo County
Some RestrictionsUsed needles, syringes and other infectious waste can't go in the regular trash cart in unincorporated Bernalillo…
Read full rule →Las Cruces
Light RestrictionsCity Code Sec. 19-6 bans possessing or using drug paraphernalia, but expressly exempts hypodermic syringes and needles…
Read full rule →Santa Fe
Light RestrictionsSanta Fe's solid waste code requires hypodermic needles set out for residential collection to go in a puncture-proof…
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.
Albuquerque
Some RestrictionsEvery employee of an Albuquerque food establishment must be adequately trained in food safety under the city's Food…
Read full rule →Bernalillo County
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County requires every food employee to pass an approved food handler training test and hold a valid food…
Read full rule →Dona Ana County
Some RestrictionsMobile food vendors operating in unincorporated Doña Ana County must obtain a State of New Mexico Food Handler's Card…
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