Public Health Rules in Wisconsin (2026)

Brown County's Health Officer inspects every restaurant and requires the inspection report to be posted inside the…

Milwaukee restaurants must post their most recent health inspection placard within 5 feet of the front entrance, 4 to 6…

Oneida County does not post A, B, or C letter grades in restaurant windows. Instead, General Code § 11.16 makes the…

Outagamie County doesn't post A-B-C letter grades; instead its public health division can enter any licensed food…

Winnebago County does not post letter-grade placards outside restaurants. Instead, the Health Department requires every…

Appleton requires property owners to eliminate rat harborages and feeding places, ratproof buildings and outbuildings…

Ashwaubenon's public nuisance code makes it illegal to let trash, rotting lumber, scrap or any other material…

Beloit's Property Maintenance Code makes property owners responsible for exterminating rodents, insects and vermin on…

Brown County's public health code bans letting trash, rotting lumber or other debris pile up if it becomes a breeding…

Burlington requires every foundation and exterior wall to be reasonably rodent-proof under the Property Maintenance…

De Pere requires every business building to be ratproofed and every business and residential building kept rat-free…

Fitchburg's housing code requires every building interior and every exterior property area, citywide, to stay free of…

Green Bay's rat-prevention ordinance lets inspectors order property owners to store food and garbage in rat-proof…

Kenosha's public nuisance code declares any building, container, or structure that gives rodents or insects refuge from…

Kenosha County requires every licensed food and beverage establishment to run effective, ongoing measures to keep…

Little Chute declares any accumulation of trash, rubbish, or decayed matter that lets flies, mosquitoes, or other…

Madison makes single-family occupants responsible for exterminating pests, vermin, or rodents in their own unit, but…

Milton, Rock County declares any accumulation of decayed matter, rubbish, or scrap in which flies, mosquitoes, or rats…

Milwaukee property owners must remove rat harborage, ratproof buildings and foundations, and store food waste in…

Sec. 42-1381 of the Mosinee Code of Ordinances requires every premises in the city to be kept free of insect, rodent…

Neenah declares it a public health nuisance to let trash, rotting lumber, or scrap accumulate on your property in a way…

New Berlin's property maintenance code requires every building and exterior property area, residential and…

Outagamie County's minimum housing code makes the owner of a dwelling responsible for exterminating pest infestations…

Racine County places extermination duty on the occupant of an infested dwelling, but shifts it to the owner when the…

Rock County treats any accumulation that lets flies, rats or other vermin breed, live, nest or shelter as a public…

Rothschild requires every property owner to eliminate rat harborages, store waste in ratproof containers, and ratproof…

Sun Prairie's public nuisance code makes it illegal to let vermin-breeding sites accumulate on a property: decayed…

Waukesha's rat-control ordinance puts the burden squarely on property owners. If the Department of Community…

Wausau bars leaving outdoor-unsuitable furniture like chairs, sofas and beds exposed on a property, outdoors or on an…

Wauwatosa's pest control chapter requires property owners to eliminate rat harborage, rat-proof buildings, and keep…

West Allis requires property owners to eliminate rodent harborages and food sources or face city abatement and fines up…

Outagamie County's minimum housing code makes every rental dwelling owner responsible for exterminating any pest…

Fitchburg, Wisconsin, in Dane County, bars household sharp medical waste like hypodermic needles from the regular trash…

Household sharps like hypodermic needles and scalpels cannot go in the regular trash, recycling or curbside cans in…

Wausau bans home-generated needles and other sharps from the regular trash and recycling stream. Municipal Code Section…

Dane County backs Wisconsin's certified food manager requirement with a financial penalty: sec. 46.34(4) of the county…

Milwaukee requires a certified food manager on site whenever a shared commercial kitchen user handles potentially…

At a transient or temporary public entertainment in Sun Prairie, such as a carnival, circus or fair, anyone who…