Public Health Rules in South Carolina (2026)
14 rules on the books across South Carolina, 12 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.
Aiken County
Some RestrictionsAiken County declares junk, disabled vehicles, old lumber, compost, and improperly contained septic waste that harbor…
Read full rule →Anderson County
Some RestrictionsAnderson County Code § 26-142 makes it unlawful for an owner to let a lot within 200 feet of a subdivision or residence…
Read full rule →Berkeley County
Some RestrictionsBerkeley County requires intensive animal production operations to keep grain and feed in rodentproof containers and…
Read full rule →Charleston
Some RestrictionsCharleston places responsibility for rodent extermination on the property owner whenever an infestation results from a…
Read full rule →Charleston County
Some RestrictionsCharleston County's unsafe-dwellings ordinance makes every property owner responsible for exterminating rodents…
Read full rule →Columbia
Some RestrictionsColumbia's Rat Control article requires every business building, not private homes, to be built, maintained and kept…
Read full rule →Dorchester County
Some RestrictionsAny standing water on property in unincorporated Dorchester County that could breed mosquitoes, from a forgotten tire…
Read full rule →Florence County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Florence County treats a property that harbors rodents or vermin as a public nuisance under County Code…
Read full rule →North Charleston
Some RestrictionsNorth Charleston requires every business building in the city to be ratproofed and kept free of rats under the…
Read full rule →Pageland
Some RestrictionsPageland Town Code § 8-44 makes owners of every vacant or unoccupied structure in town secure it against trespassers…
Read full rule →Richland County
Some RestrictionsRichland County's vector control code requires every unincorporated-area property to stay free of insect and rodent…
Read full rule →Rock Hill
Some RestrictionsRock Hill's rental inspection checklist requires every registered residential rental unit to be kept free of insect and…
Read full rule →Syringe Disposal
How residents must dispose of home-generated sharps (insulin syringes, EpiPens), including kiosk locations and take-back-mailer programs.
Charleston
Some RestrictionsCharleston requires syringes and sharps to be disposed of per SCDHEC procedures, sealed in a labeled hard container…
Read full rule →Rock Hill
Light RestrictionsRock Hill bans tossing a used hypodermic needle or syringe straight into the trash. City Code § 17-73(1) requires you…
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