Salt Lake County Health Regulation #34 — Correctional Institutions (Insect and Rodent Control)

Citation

Salt Lake Valley Health Department (now the Salt Lake County Health Department), Health Regulation #34, “Correctional Institutions and Community Correctional Centers Regulation,” adopted by the Salt Lake Valley Board of Health on March 1, 2007, “Under Authority of Section 26A-1-114 Utah Code Annotated.” Published as a PDF on saltlakecounty.gov. Read on September 24, 2026.

What It Says (Verbatim)

1.1–1.2 Purpose and applicability:

“1.1. The purpose of this regulation is to provide minimum requirements for the protection of the health and safety of detainees, facility staff, and the general public at correctional institutions in Salt Lake County.”

“1.2. This regulation applies to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, sanitation, ventilation, expansion, occupancy, and use of correctional institutions and community correctional centers, and the grounds and accessory structures thereto.”

2.3 Definition:

“Correctional Institution” shall mean a confinement facility that has custodial authority over juvenile or adult offenders.

4.4.8 Insect and Rodent Control (in full):

“(i) General. Effective measures to minimize the presence of rodents, flies, cockroaches, bedbugs, lice, and other insects on the premises shall be utilized. The premises shall be maintained free from insect and rodent harborage.”

“(ii) Openings. All exterior openings shall have an effective barrier to prevent insect and rodent entry. Doors, screens, or other barriers shall be tight fitting, and maintained in good repair.”

“(iii) Pesticide Application. All pesticides shall be applied according to manufacturer’s labeled directions. Products without label directions are prohibited from use.”

4.4.7 Solid Waste, selected paragraphs:

“a. Solid waste shall be kept in durable, cleanable, and insect and rodent resistant containers that do not leak or absorb liquids.”

“d. Containers shall be cleaned at a frequency to minimize insect and rodent attraction.”

“a. Solid waste on the premises shall be stored so it is inaccessible to insects, rodents and other animals.”

4.5.5(iii) Storage of Materials:

“Separate store rooms or cabinets shall be provided exclusively for cleaning materials, pesticides, paints, or other hazardous or toxic chemicals and for tools and maintenance equipment.”

4.1.1 Food service:

“4.1.1. The design, construction, operation, and installation of food service facilities and equipment shall be in compliance with SLVHD Regulation #5, Retail Food Service.”

6 Inspections:

“6.1. An inspection of a correctional institution shall be performed at least annually by the Director. Additional inspections shall be performed as often as necessary for the enforcement of this regulation.”

“6.3. Authority for Department to Enter Premises. The Director shall be permitted to enter any correctional institution at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspections to determine compliance with this regulation.”

“6.4. Report of Inspections. Whenever an inspection of a correctional institution is made, the findings shall be recorded on an inspection report form.”

8.1.1 Criminal penalties:

“8.1.1. Any person who is found guilty by a court of violating any of the provisions of this regulation, either by failing to do the acts required herein or by doing a prohibited act, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, pursuant to Section 26A-1-123, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.”

What It Means in Plain Language

This is the only health department regulation on this reference written specifically for correctional institutions. For a jail in Salt Lake County it sets:

1. An outcome. Effective measures against rodents, flies, cockroaches, bedbugs, lice, and other insects, and premises free from insect and rodent harborage (4.4.8(i)). The regulation names bedbugs and lice, pests that arrive with people and their belongings.
2. Exclusion. Every exterior opening has an effective barrier, tight fitting and in good repair (4.4.8(ii)).
3. Label-only pesticide use. Products without label directions are prohibited (4.4.8(iii)), and pesticides are stored in a dedicated room or cabinet (4.5.5(iii)).
4. Refuse. Insect- and rodent-resistant containers, cleaned to minimize attraction, and waste stored inaccessible to pests (4.4.7).
5. An annual inspection by the health department, recorded on an inspection report form, with authority to enter at any reasonable time (6.1–6.4).

Who It Applies To

By Section 1: correctional institutions and community correctional centers in Salt Lake County, including their grounds and accessory structures. Section 2.3 defines a correctional institution as “a confinement facility that has custodial authority over juvenile or adult offenders.”

Documentation Evidence

• Pest control service records showing effective measures against the pests 4.4.8(i) names
• Harborage and exclusion work orders: exterior openings, doors, screens (4.4.8(i)–(ii))
• Product labels and application records showing label-directed use (4.4.8(iii))
• Refuse container condition and cleaning records (4.4.7)
• The health department’s annual inspection report and corrective actions (6)

Confidence Notes

MEDIUM confidence, for currency only. Every quotation was read from the PDF published on saltlakecounty.gov on September 24, 2026, and checked against a full text extraction. The PDF is the regulation as adopted on March 1, 2007. Whether it has been amended or superseded since has not been confirmed: the county’s regulations index loads its list dynamically and was not read. The source tier is primary; the confidence rating reflects the open currency question only. See the open questions on the methodology page.