Public Health Rules in Virginia (2026)

Richmond doesn't run a letter-grade placard system; instead Section 6-318 requires the District Health Department to…

City Code Sec. 11-6-2 requires every building in Alexandria to be ratproofed, kept free of rats, and maintained in a…

Arlington County Code § 10-14 makes it the joint duty of every property owner and occupant to keep the parcel free of…

Chesapeake property owners must keep land free of rats and similar rodents under City Code Sec. 38-7, and the Health…

In Frederick County outside Winchester, Stephens City and Middletown, Section 122-3 of the County Code requires every…

Before construction begins in Hampton, soil must be pretreated against termites to National Pest Control Association…

Henrico County law makes it every owner's and occupant's duty to keep buildings and premises ratproofed and rat-free…

Loudoun County treats rodent or insect infestation and conditions that create rodent harborage as a public-health…

Lynchburg's nuisance ordinance names any condition that shelters rats, mice, snakes or other vermin a public nuisance…

In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, County Code Sec. 7-54 declares any accumulation of matter…

Newport News City Code requires every owner or occupant to keep structures free of insect and rodent infestation and to…

Norfolk requires every building and structure to be ratproofed and kept free of rats under the supervision of the…

Portsmouth's housing code puts pest control on the occupant, not just the landlord: Sec. 17-34(4) makes every occupant…

Prince William County enforces rodent control through its Building Maintenance Code, which adopts the International…

Richmond property owners and occupants must eliminate rat and rodent harborages under City Code § 15-64: no piling…

Roanoke's rodent control article makes property owners responsible for eliminating rat harborages, piling lumber and…

Virginia Beach makes it a public nuisance to leave land or a building in a condition that provides cover or harborage…

Buildings used as a private school, nursery school or child care center in Fairfax County must be kept free of insects…

Bed bug infestations in Fairfax rentals fall under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act habitability duty…

Richmond's nuisance ordinance names bed bug infestation, alongside rats, roaches, fleas, and other vermin, as a…

Virginia Beach landlords must address bed bug infestations in rental units under the Virginia Residential Landlord and…

Chesapeake bans possessing a hypodermic syringe or needle for drug use unless a licensed physician has certified the…

Fairfax County treats improper disposal of syringes, needles, scalpels, and other medical sharps that could be…

Lynchburg requires sharp waste like broken glass and fluorescent tubes to go in an approved rigid waste container…

In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, County Code § 9.1-60 makes it unlawful to throw away a…

Roanoke requires household sharps to be sealed inside a labeled, opaque plastic container, taped shut and marked…

Virginia Beach residents must dispose of used syringes in rigid puncture-resistant containers and never in curbside…

Frederick County lets household sharps go out with regular trash if they are packaged safely first. Under §…

Virginia authorizes syringe services programs under Virginia Code Section 32.1-45.4; Richmond participants and…

Every food establishment in Alexandria must operate under the immediate control of a certified Food Protection Manager…

Arlington County makes it unlawful to operate a Food Establishment unless a Certified Food Manager is in immediate…

Fairfax County makes it unlawful to operate a food establishment without a certified food protection manager in…

Anyone working in a Hampton food establishment must hold a valid food handler's card issued by the health authority…

Anyone who works in a Newport News restaurant, cafe, or other food establishment must hold a food handler's card from…

Norfolk requires every food establishment worker to hold a food service card from the director of public health before…

Anyone who works in any capacity at a Portsmouth food establishment must first obtain a food service card from the city…

Roanoke requires every restaurant owner, manager and employee to attend food handler schools or lectures the city…

Every Virginia Beach food service establishment must have a certified food service manager on-site at least 8 hours per…