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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

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Sanitary Nuisances

Florida Department of Health in Hardee County

The Environmental Health Section investigates alleged nuisance complaints and initiates enforcement action against those entities responsible.  Typical nuisances addressed by the health department include, but are not limited to failing septic systems, sewage leaks, the keeping of diseased animals which pose a threat to human health, and the creation, maintenance, or causing of any conditioncapable of breeding flies and mosquitoes.

Sanitary nuisances are defined in Section 386, Part I, Florida Statutes (F.S.) (link opens in a new window).

For information or to report unsanitary conditions in Hardee County, call The Florida Department of Health in Hardee County, Environmental Health Office at (863) 773-4161.

Restaurant complaints may be filed online with the Department of Business and Professional Regulations (link opens in a new window).

Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions in a Grocery Store, Convenience Store, Bakery, or Food Processor
Phone the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services at (850) 245-5520.