Sanitary Nuisances

The Environmental Health Section investigates alleged nuisance complaints and initiates enforcement action against those entities responsible. Typical nuisances addressed by the Florida Department of Health in Hamilton County include, but are not limited to:

• Failing septic systems
• Sewage leaks
• The keeping of diseased animals which pose a threat to human health
• The creation, maintenance, or causing of any condition capable of breeding flies and mosquitoes

To report a potential sanitary nuisance in Hamilton County, call 386-792-1414, Ext. 227.