Public Health Rules in Oregon (2026)
19 rules on the books across Oregon, 15 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.
Beaverton
Some RestrictionsBeaverton's property maintenance code requires every dwelling be kept free of insect and rodent infestation, and puts…
Read full rule →Corvallis
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Corvallis, Corvallis Municipal Code Chapter 4.02 requires every owner and occupant of a building, lot or…
Read full rule →Eugene
Some RestrictionsEugene's EC 6.015 bars property owners from letting conditions that attract rats or mice exist on their land, naming…
Read full rule →Hillsboro
Some RestrictionsIn Hillsboro, Oregon, a property that is an actual or likely breeding place for rodents, flies or other pests is a…
Read full rule →Josephine County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Josephine County, putrescible waste must sit in fly-tight, rodent-proof containers and come off the…
Read full rule →Lane County
Some RestrictionsIn a rented dwelling in unincorporated Lane County, the tenant is on the hook for exterminating rodents and other pests…
Read full rule →Medford
Some RestrictionsMedford's Building Code incorporates Appendix F, "Rodentproofing," of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code as an…
Read full rule →Multnomah County
Some RestrictionsCounty code bans letting property or overgrown weeds and brush become infested with or harbor vectors and rodents…
Read full rule →Portland
Some RestrictionsPortland's property maintenance code requires every structure be kept free of insect and rodent infestation, with…
Read full rule →Salem
Some RestrictionsSalem requires every premises in the city to stay free of pest infestation under SRC 50.700, part of the Property…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Springfield, Oregon, Municipal Code section 5.001 lists conditions that attract, feed, or harbor vermin…
Read full rule →Tigard
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Tigard, Oregon, storing materials or wastes, or maintaining grounds, in a manner that could attract or…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsAny unincorporated-area property infested by rats, mice or other vectors, or piled with material that could harbor…
Read full rule →Syringe Disposal
How residents must dispose of home-generated sharps (insulin syringes, EpiPens), including kiosk locations and take-back-mailer programs.
Multnomah County
Significant RestrictionsMultnomah County bans mobile syringe service programs, free needle distribution from a temporary site, within 1,000…
Read full rule →Clackamas County
Some RestrictionsClackamas County Code bars used needles, syringes, lancets and other sharps from the garbage or recycling cart. 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.
Benton County
Some RestrictionsEvery food service worker in unincorporated Benton County must get a food service worker's permit from the Health…
Read full rule →Clackamas County
Some RestrictionsAnyone hired to handle food at a restaurant, food cart, or other licensed food service facility in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Lane County
Some RestrictionsEvery food handler working in a Lane County restaurant must get a Food Handler Certificate from the Health and Human…
Read full rule →Multnomah County
Some RestrictionsMultnomah County requires anyone handling food in a licensed food establishment countywide, including Portland, to hold…
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