Corrections Pest Reference

A national authoritative reference mapping U.S. federal, state, and agency pest control requirements for jails, prisons, and detention facilities. Primary-source anchored. Independently verified. Maintained by a Board Certified Entomologist.

For jail and prison administrators, facility and maintenance managers, food service administrators, correctional health staff, procurement officers, and counsel.

Version 0.3, September 2026. The reference currently covers 16 authorities, each quoted from its primary source: OSHA, the FDA Food Code, the Bureau of Prisons, ICE, the U.S. Marshals Service, Utah, and two comparison states. The public enforcement record is being added as each document is verified. Items under verification are listed openly on the methodology page.

Working Tools

The Pest Compliance Map pairs every requirement on this reference with the record that shows it was met, how often, and who the text names as responsible. Set a facility profile and print it as an inspection checklist. The Model Scope of Work is contract language for a pest management solicitation, with a Word download.

Authority Index

Grouped by authority class. The full index adds a one-line orientation for each authority.

Federal Regulators

FDA Food Code 2022 — Pest Control in Correctional Food Service FDA Food Code 2022 (January 18, 2023 version), as amended by the Supplement to the 2022 Food Code (November 2024), Sections 1-201.10(B) (Food establishment), 6-501.111, and 6-202.13
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.141 — Vermin Control in Correctional Workplaces 29 CFR §1910.141, Sanitation, paragraphs (a)(1) Scope and (a)(5) Vermin control

Federal Detention and Corrections Standards

Federal Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 1614.01 — Occupational Safety (Section 47, Pest Control) U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Program Statement 1614.01, Occupational Safety (June 22, 2026), Sections 1, 1.c, 5.a, 6, and 47
Federal Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 4700.08 — Food Service Manual (Rodent and Insect Control) U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Program Statement 4700.08, Food Service Manual (May 7, 2026), Section 1 and Chapter 11, Sections 17(a), 17(c), and 18(a)–(c)
ICE National Detention Standards 2019 — Standard 1.1 Environmental Health and Safety (Pests and Vermin) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, National Detention Standards (Revised 2019), Standard 1.1 Environmental Health and Safety, Sections I, II.E, and II.H.1.e
ICE National Detention Standards 2019 — Standard 4.1 Food Service (Pest Control) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, National Detention Standards (Revised 2019), Standard 4.1 Food Service, Sections I, II.E.2, II.E.3, II.I.5(f)(2), II.I.5(j), II.I.8, and II.J.2(a)
ICE PBNDS 2011 — Standard 1.2 Environmental Health and Safety (Monthly Licensed Pest Control) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Performance-Based National Detention Standards 2011 (Revised December 2016), Standard 1.2 Environmental Health and Safety, Sections I, II.12, V.A.4, and V.B.10(g)–(h)
ICE PBNDS 2011 — Standard 4.1 Food Service (Pest Control) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Performance-Based National Detention Standards 2011 (Revised December 2016), Standard 4.1 Food Service, Sections I, V.J.5(f)(3), V.J.5(j)–(k), V.J.10, V.K.3(a) and (d), and V.K.7(b)–(c)
U.S. Marshals Service Federal Performance Based Detention Standards, Version 12 — Vermin and Pest Control U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Performance Based Detention Standards Handbook, Version 12 (Effective May 1, 2025), Executive Summary and Standards A.2.2, D.1.2, D.1.3, and F.2.1–F.2.4

State Regulators

Ohio Adm.Code 5120:1-8-05 — Full Service Jail Sanitation and Monthly Vermin Inspections Ohio Adm.Code 5120:1-8-05, Sanitation and environmental conditions (Chapter 5120:1-8, Full Service Jails), paragraphs (B), (C), and (E), effective January 1, 2026
Utah Administrative Code R392-100 — Food Service Sanitation (Adopts the 2022 FDA Food Code) Utah Admin. Code R392-100, Food Service Sanitation, Sections R392-100-3(1) and R392-100-4(1)–(2), administered by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Date of Last Change June 11, 2025
Utah Administrative Code R68-7 — Pesticide Applicator Licensing in Jails and Prisons Utah Admin. Code R68-7, Utah Pesticide Control Rule, administered by Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), last changed September 7, 2022
Utah Correctional Standards (FY27 Secure Facilities) — Pest, Vermin, and Food Service Inspection Utah Department of Corrections, Utah Correctional Standards, Secure Facilities (FY27, Revised January 2026), Introduction (Inspection Process), Standards E-03, G-04, G-05, and I-01(F)
Virginia 6VAC15-40-1150 — Jail Vermin and Pest Control (Quarterly Licensed Service) 6VAC15-40-1150, Vermin and pest control (Virginia Administrative Code, Title 6, Agency 15 State Board of Local and Regional Jails, Chapter 40 Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups, Part VI Jail Physical Plant), as amended effective November 22, 2012

State Statutes

Utah Code 63G-2-301 — Jail Standards, Inspection Results, and Pest Contracts Are Normally Public Records Utah Code Sections 63G-2-301(1)(d), (3)(b)–(d), and (3)(u) (Government Records Access and Management Act, effective May 6, 2026); 77-16b-102(1) (effective May 1, 2024); 64-13-12

Local Health Regulations

Salt Lake County Health Regulation #34 — Correctional Institutions (Insect and Rodent Control) Salt Lake Valley Health Department Health Regulation #34, Correctional Institutions and Community Correctional Centers Regulation, adopted by the Salt Lake Valley Board of Health March 1, 2007, Sections 1, 2.3, 4.1.1, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 4.5.5(iii), and 6

How This Reference Works

Each authority page is a self-contained explanation of one authority. Pages give the verbatim text where it is publicly available, a plain-language reading, who the requirement applies to as the source itself states it, and the records that show it was met. Where applicability has not yet been verified, the page says so rather than guessing.

Every page carries a source tier rating, a confidence rating, and the date its text was last verified. Citations should be verified against the primary source for any litigation-grade application. Licensed standards, such as those of accrediting bodies and association-published jail standards, are recorded by identifier only.

See the methodology page for the source tier hierarchy, confidence ratings, verification discipline, and the open questions under verification.

Maintained by Trenton S. Frazer, Board Certified Entomologist (BCE #B3413, General Entomology specialty), M.S. Entomology, University of Florida. A companion to the Healthcare Pest Reference. See the about page for credentialing detail and the reference's relationship to the author's commercial and consulting practices.