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Environmental Complaint

Western Plains Public Health environmental health practitioners will inspect public health nuisances under the authority granted through North Dakota Century Code 23-35-09. A public health nuisance can be defined as a condition, activity, or situation that interferes with the use or enjoyment of property and is injurious to health. The nuisance is a public issue when it unreasonably interferes with a right common to the general public. Examples may include breeding areas for flies, collection of sewage, water serving as a mosquito breeding area, rat harborages, bed bugs and other mediums of disease transmission.

If you are aware of a public health nuisance, source of filth, and/or cause of sickness, please call our office at 701-667-3370 or complete the webform.

Tanning Establishments

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Western Plains Public Health licenses and inspects facilities that offer indoor tanning. Inspection and education at these facilities is performed to prevent disease and ensure proper sanitation.

Tanning Establishment Code      License Application

Establishment Resources

Tanning Warning Sign      Tanning Injury Report

Service Provided In

Grant, Mercer, Morton, Oliver and Sioux Counties

Contact:
Lana Schmidt, REHS/RS
Emily Schmidt, EHP


Submit a Complaint

If you witness anything that hinders public health within Sioux, Grant, Morton, Oliver and Mercer Counties, please file a complaint.

Onsite Septic System Program

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Permit Application      Installer Application      

Western Plains Onsite Treatment System Code

Western Plains Licensed Installers 2023

Western Plains Licensed Installers 2022      Statewide Licensed Installers

Emmons and Kidder County Residents
In 2017, Emmons County Public Health and Kidder County District Health Unit Boards of Health adopted the above statewide septic system code. This requires that all installers are licensed and that every new or updated septic system is permitted and inspected. Emmons County and Kidder County contract environmental health services through Western Plains Public Health to perform these duties. If you have questions, please contact your respective health unit or call us directly at 701-667-3370. We look forward to working with all of you in the future!
Emmons County Onsite Treatment System Code       Kidder County Onsite Treatment System Code

Information for Homeowner Installation:

Individual Home Sewage Treatment Systems

For more information on installing your own system as well as some Do's and Don'ts for septic systems:  Homeowner Installation Document

How can a natural disaster affect your septic system?!

Services Provided In

Grant, Mercer, Morton, Oliver and Sioux Counties
Emmons and Kidder Counties

Contact:
Lana Schmidt, REHS/RS
Emily Schmidt, EHP


Submit a Complaint

If you witness anything that hinders public health within Sioux, Grant, Morton, Oliver and Mercer Counties, please file a complaint.

Public Health Nuisances

Mosquitoes

Western Plains Public Health environmental health practitioners will inspect public health nuisances under the authority granted through North Dakota Century Code 23-35-09. A public health nuisance can be defined as a condition, activity, or situation that interferes with the use or enjoyment of property and is injurious to health. The nuisance is a public issue when it unreasonably interferes with a right common to the general public. Examples may include breeding areas for flies, collection of sewage, water serving as a mosquito breeding area, rat harborages, bed bugs and other mediums of disease transmission.

If you are aware of a public health nuisance, source of filth, and/or cause of sickness, please call our office at 701-667-3370 or complete the webform below:

Retail Food License & Inspection Program

Burger and fries

FOOD LICENSE APPLICATION 



Food Safety Training & Certification for Western Plains Public Health



Regulations:
  FOOD CODE         




The North Dakota Century Code Chapter 23-09 empowers the North Dakota Department of Health, Division of Food and Lodging to enforce the North Dakota Requirements for Food and Beverage Establishments (North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-04.1).  Western Plains Public Health has a Memorandum of Understanding with the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Food and Lodging for Retail Food Stores, Bakeries, Limited Restaurants, Restaurants, Bar/Taverns, and Non-Licensed Commercial Kitchens.Western Plains Public Health recognizes the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Model Food Code as the most practical, science-based guidance for ensuring that food offered at retail and in food service is safe, unadulterated and honestly presented.

 

Burn Variance for Open Burning

Fire
Contact
 Erin Ourada, MPH, REHS/RS

The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality permits controlled burns at landfills. Please complete the following form and obtain the appropriate signatures before submitting to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality for approval.
State Burn Variance Application

North Dakota Administrative Code 33-15-04 describes open burning restrictions in North Dakota. 

For more information, please visit the Division of Air Quality website.

If you witness anything that hinders public health within Sioux, Grant, Morton, Oliver and Mercer Counties, please file a complaint. Your name and contact information will remain anonymous.

Body Art Safety & Sanitation

Tatoo Artist

Western Plains Public Health licenses and inspects body art establishments for sanitation and public health safety on a routine, complaint, and investigative basis.

Services Provided In:

Grant, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, and Sioux Counties

Contact:
 Lana Schmidt, REHS/RS

Emily Schmidt, EHP
 

Submit a Complaint
If you witness anything that hinders public health
within the counties serviced, please file a complaint.

Alcohol Prevention

Peacefull

Western Plains Public Health is involved with many different campaigns and strategies to reduce alcohol consumption for youth and adults. Please click the links below to find out more about these strategies and how they may benefit you, your business, your family, and your friends.

Responsible Beverage Server Training: Responsible Beverage Server (RBS) Training is a class for everyone who owns, manages, or works in a business that serves alcohol. This two hour training covers information that will help keep the public safe from alcohol-related harm, while keeping the business and server safe from legal liability. 

Parents Lead: Resources for parents to help reduce youth access to alcohol and youth rates of drinking

Speak Volumes: Know the size of your alcoholic beverage and the risks of binge drinking.