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King County Board of Health Regulations

Regulations adopted in 2012
Regulations adopted in 2011
  • BOH Regulation #11-01:
    Relating to the organization of the Board of Health.

  • BOH Regulation #11-02:
    Relating to the local hazardous waste management fees.

  • BOH Regulation #11-03:
    Relating to approved water sources for on-site sewage systems.

  • BOH Regulation #11-04:
    Relating to solid waste disposal tonnage and volume fees; amending R&R 03-06, Section 2 (part), as amended, and BOH 2.14.040; enacted pursuant to RCW 70.05.060 and 70.95.160, including the latest amendments or revisions thereto.

  • BOH Regulation #11-05:
    Relating to farmers markets and farmers market permit fees; adding a reporting requirement; amending R&R 91, Section 1 (part), as amended, and BOH 2.10.020 and R&R 91, Section 1 (part), as amended, and BOH 5.04.640 and adding a new section to BOH chapter 5.42; enacted pursuant to RCW 70.05.060, including the latest amendments or revisions thereto.
Regulations adopted in 2010
  • BOH Regulation #10-01:
    For the protection of the public health against diseases and injury from pet shops, commercial kennels, pet daycare facilities, animal shelters, pet grooming services, poultry retail businesses and pet food retail businesses.

  • BOH Regulation #10-02:
    Relating to the protection of the public health throuth the nutrition information disclosure of food.

  • BOH Regulation #10-04:
    Relating to electronic smoking devices and unapproved nicotine delivery products and adding a new chapter to BOH Title 19; enacted pursuant to RCW 70.05.060 and 70.160.080, including the latest amendments and revisions thereto.

  • BOH Regulation #10-03:
    Relating to smoking in public places, establishing reinspection fees and amending civil penalties for places regulated under the Board of Health Smoking in Public Places Regulations.

  • BOH Regulation #09-07:
    For the protection of the public health against diseases and injury from, and establishing permit and fee requirements for, pet shops, commercial kennels, pet daycare facilities, animal shelters, pet grooming services and pet food retail businesses.
Regulations adopted in 2009
Regulations adopted in 2008

NOTE: The Board of Health passed Regulation #08-01 on March 12, 2008 as an emergency. Because legislation adopted under emergency provisions lapse within 90 days, the Board re-adopted these regulatory provisions on April 17, 2008 as Regulation #08-02, therefore making them permanent rules and regulations.

  • BOH Regulation #08-01:
    An amendment related to the protection of the public health through the nutrition labeling of food

  • BOH Regulation #08-02:
    An amendment related to the protection of the public health through the nutrition labeling of food

  • BOH Regulation #08-03:
    A regulation for the protection of the public health against the spread of disease from sewage
Regulations adopted in 2007
  • BOH Regulation #07-01:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health through the nutrition labeling of food

  • BOH Regulation #07-02:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health through the regulation of foods containing artificial trans fat

  • BOH Regulation #07-03:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health through the regulation of smoking in public places and places of employment
Regulations adopted in 2006
  • BOH Regulation #06-01:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health against the spread of disease to humans by animals including rodents

  • BOH Regulation #06-02:
    An amendment to repeal provisions of the Seattle Health Code that were adopted by Metropolitan King County Council that are obsolete, duplicative of other laws, or otherwise not enforced by the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health

  • BOH Regulation #06-03:
    An amendment enacted to identify provisions of the Seattle Health Code for transmission to the Seattle City Council; to identify, readopt and ratify provisions of the Seattle Health Code, which this Board may at a later date consider for amendment or repeal; and to readopt and ratify the Code of the King County Board of Health, including the adopted provisions of the Seattle Health Code
Regulations adopted in 2005
  • BOH Regulation #05-01:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health against communicable and certain other diseases

  • BOH Regulation #05-02:
    Protection against hazardous waste

  • BOH Regulation #05-05:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health relating to fees and charges for environmental health services

  • BOH Regulation #05-06:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health against the spread of disease through food

  • BOH Regulation #05-09:
    An amendment revising personal health services fee regulations
Regulations adopted in 2004
  • BOH Regulation #04-01:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health against the spread of rabies

  • BOH Regulation #04-02:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health against the spread of disease by water

  • BOH Regulation #04-03:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health against the spread of disease from sewage

  • BOH Regulation #04-04:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health relating to radiofrequency energy

  • BOH Regulation #04-05:
    An amendment for the protection of the public health relating to administrative fees and charges
Regulations adopted in 2003
Regulations adopted in 2002
Regulations adopted in 2001
Regulations adopted in 2000