South Dakota Control of Insects, Rodents and Other Pests Poster

Control of Insects, Rodents, and Other Pests 	
South Dakota Office of Health Protection 	
Food Code Fact Sheet #11 	
Insects, rodents, and other pests must be y routinely inspecting incoming 
y routinely inspecting the premises 
y eliminating harborage conditions. 
y using methods, such as trapping 
a. Devices us	
ed to electrocute flying insects	
.  Devices used to  execute flying insects, 
(i) Devices ma	
y not be located over a	
i) 	Dead insects and insect	
c. Rodent bait  must  be contained in a
.   A tracking powder pesticide may not be  e.
A general-use pesticide must be applie	
d
according to the manufacturer’s	
f. -use pesticide must be	
applied by a certified applicator.	
g.  ay not 
be located within a 12-foot radius of open 
rapped birds, insects, 
rodents, and other pests must be 
r
food establishment 
r to the outdoors must be protected 
t
ling or closing holes and other 
gaps along  floors,  walls, and ceilings 
b.  
g 	
doors.	
indows or doors are kept open 
r ventilation or other purposes, the 
n e
controlled to minimize their presence within 
food establishments. Th
e presence of insects, 
rodents, and other pests must be controlled as 
follows:  instructions	
.	
A restricted
B Automatic insecticide dispensers m
shipments of food and supplies. 
food or food-contact surfaces and may 
not be located above food, clean 
equipment and utensils, food contact 
surfaces, and single-use and single-
service articles. 
Dead or t
B
for evidence of pests. 
B	
B
devices or extermination as follows: 
removed from   control devices and 
emises at a frequency that prevents 
their accumulation, decomposition, and the 
attraction of pests.          
Openings to the 
must be designed to have escape-
resistant tray	
s.	
the p
b impel insects or insect fragments, or trap 
insects by adherence, must be installed 
as follows:  o
against the entry of insects and 
s as follows:   
a. By fil
roden	
food preparation area.	
(i
By using closed, tight-fitting windows 
fragments may not be im	
pelled	
onto or fall on exposed food,
clean equipment, utensils, linens,
and unwrapped single-	service and
single-use articles.	
c. By using solid sel f-closing, tight-fittin
If w
fo	
covered, tamper-resistant station.	openi
of ins gs must be protected against the entry 
cts and rodents by  the use of 16 mesh 
to 25.4-millimeter (16 mesh to 1-inch) 
screens, properly designed and installed air 
curtains, or other effective means. 
d
used in a food establishment. 	
www.state.sd.us/doh	 
      July 6, 2004