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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
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
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.
Indoor Air Quality
Molds and moisture issues can create serious indoor air quality issues in your home, school, or workplace. Spores released from molds may cause a variety of adverse health effects. Please visit the following resources for more information.
ND Department of Environmental Quality-Mold and Moisture Resources
Onsite Septic System Program
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?!
Public Health Nuisances
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
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.
Services Provided In:
Grant, Mercer, Morton, Oliver,
and Sioux Counties
Contact:
Lana Schmidt, REHS/RS
Emily Schmidt, EHP
Report a Foodborne Illness
Resource Corner:
TEMPORARY FOOD GUIDE
FOOD HANDLER GUIDE
FOOD INSPECTION REPORTS
Notice of Inspection Poster
North Dakota Cottage Food Law
Burn Variance for Open Burning
| 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.
Body Art Safety & Sanitation
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
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.