Forms/Regulations/Resources

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For your convenience, below are links to applications, reporting forms, codes/regulations, and more:

• Onondaga County Sanitary Code

• Animal Disease

• Food Protection

• Residential Environmental Health

• Septic/Sewer

• Temporary Residence and Recreational Facilities

• Water

Animal Disease

Phone: (315) 435-3165
Email: AnimalDisease@ongov.net

Health Care Providers

All animal bites involving a person must be reported to the Health Department within 72 hours. 

Report the bite online using our:

• Online Form
• or a downloadable PDF form: Animal Bite Form.

Law Enforcement and Public Health Law

• Standard Operating Procedure (PDF)

Veterinarian Office Forms

• Animal Quarantine Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Quarantine Decision Matrix (PDF)
• 45-Day Animal Quarantine Form (PDF)
• 4-Month Animal Quarantine Form (PDF)
• Animal Rabies Examination and Disposal Certificate (PDF)
• Rabies Specimen History Form (PDF)

Rabies Shot Clinics

New York State Public Health Law requires that all puppies and kittens get their first rabies shot at three months of age, a booster shot at one year old, and then again every three years. Ferrets must get a shot every year.

Food Protection

Phone (315) 435-6607
Email:  foodprotection@ongov.net

Payments for annual permit renewals can now be made online! Effective January 1, 2020 all permit applications for Temporary and Promotional events, including Fee-Waived events, must be submited at least 10 days prior to the first day of operation. Operators who submit an application less than 10 days will be charged a late fee of $30.

Food Permit Application Packages (pdf):

• Food Service Establishment Permit

• Mobile Unit Permit

• Promotional Food Permit

• Temporary Food Permit

New York State Regulations for Food Service Establishments:

• Food Service Establishments

• Mobile Food Service Establishments

• Temporary Service Establishments

New York State Guidance for Food Service at Community Events:

• Planning a Fundraiser? Food Safety at Community Events

• Food Safety for the Volunteer Worker

Residential Environmental Health 
Phone: (315) 435-1649

Mobile Home Parks:

• Part 17 NYS Public Health Law: Mobile Home Parks
  

Septic Systems/Sewers

Phone: (315) 435-6600

Regulations:

• NY State Department of Health (NYS DOH) Appendix 75-A Wastewater Treatment Standards – Individual Household Systems
• NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) Design Standards for Intermediate Sized Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF)
• Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities (Ten States Standards) – 2014 Edition (PDF)
  

Applications/Forms:

• Onondaga County Health Department (OCHD) Application for Permit to Construct a Waste Disposal System (Skaneateles Lake and Otisco Lake Watersheds ONLY) (PDF)
• OCHD Fill Certification Form (PDF)
• OCHD Application for Repair of a Septic System (PDF)
• OCHD Septic System Replacement Funding Program - Grant Application (PDF)
• NYS DEC Application for Approval of Plans for a Wastewater Disposal System (Form BSP-5) (PDF)
  

Temporary Residence and Recreational Facilities

Phone: (315)435-6617 

Hotels/Motels:

• Part 7, Subpart 7-1 NYS Public Health Law: Temporary Residences (Hotels, Motels)
  

Children's Camps:

• Part 7, Subpart 7-2 NYS Public Health Law: Children's Camps
• NYS DOH Children's Camps
  

Swimming Pools/Bathing Beaches/Recreational Aquatic Spray Grounds:

• Part 6, Subpart 6-1 NYS Public Health Law: Swimming Pools

• Part 6, Subpart 6-2 NYS Public Health Law: Bathing Beaches
• Part 6, Subpart 6-3 NYS Public Health Law: Recreational Aquatic Spray Grounds

• NYS DOH Swimming Pools/Bathing Beaches/Recreational Aquatic Spray Grounds

Campgrounds:

• Part 7, Subpart 7-3 NYS Public Health Law: Campgrounds
  

Migrant Farmworker Housing:

• Part 15 NYS Public Health Law: Migrant Farmworker Housing
  

Tanning Facilities:

• Part 72, Subpart 72-1 Tanning Facilities Regulations
• NYS DOH Tanning Hazards Information Sheet
• NYS DOH Tanning Warning Sign (English)   (Spanish)
• Onondaga County Health Department (OCHD) Application for a Permit to Operate a Tanning Facility (PDF)
• NYS DOH Tanning Facilities Statement of Acknowledgement
• NYS DOH Tanning Injury and Illness Report Form

Water

Phone: (315) 435-6600

Regulations:

• NY State Department of Health (NYS DOH) - Regulations
• Part 5, Subpart 5-1 Public Water Systems  (PDF Version)
• Part 5, Subpart 5-1 Public Water Systems – Section 5-1.52 Tables (PDF)
• Part 5, Subpart 5-1 Recommended Standards for Water Works (Ten States Standards), 2022 Edition – Appendix 5A (PDF)
• Part 5, Subpart 5-1 Standards for Water Wells – Appendix 5B
• Part 5, Subpart 5-1 Acceptable Methods for the Analysis of Contaminants in Drinking Water – Appendix 5C (PDF)
• Part 5, Subpart 5-1 Special Requirements for Water Wells Serving Public Water Systems – Appendix 5D             
• Part 5, Subpart 5-4 Classification and Certification of Community and Nontransient Noncommunity Water System Operators
• Part 5, Subpart 5-6 Bottled and Bulk Water Standards

Monthly Operation Reports for Public Water Systems:

• NYS DOH Form DOH-360 Water Systems Operation Report - Microbiological Sample Results (PDF)
• NYS DOH Form DOH-360CFL Water Systems Operation Report - For Use by Public Water Systems that Treat with Chlorine and/or Fluoride (PDF)
• NYS DOH Form DOH-360CUV Water Systems Operation Report - For Systems that Treat with Chlorine and/or Ultraviolet Radiation (PDF)

Operator Certification:

• NYS DOH Form DOH-354 Application for Certification (PDF)
• NYS DOH Form DOH-4302 On-Site Assessment of Water Treatment Plant/Distribution System Operator (PDF)
• NYS DOH Form DOH-4204 Designation of Water Operator in Responsible Charge (PDF)
• NYS DOH Form DOH-352 Application for Renewal of Certification (PDF)

Plan Review - Water Supply Improvements:

• NYS DOH Form DOH-348 Application for Approval of Plans for Public Water Supply Improvement (PDF)
• Certification to the Onondaga County Health Department (OCHD) of Completion of a Water Supply Improvement Fillable Form (PDF)   

Plan Review - Backflow Prevention (BFP) Devices:

• Onondaga County Health Department Cross Connection Control Plan Submittal Instructions (PDF)
• NYS DOH Form DOH-347 Application for Approval of Backflow Prevention Devices (PDF)
• NYS DOH Form DOH-347 Application for Approval of Backflow Prevention Devices - Fillable Form (PDF)
• Backflow Prevention Device Approval Map/Drawing Review Checklist - Fillable Form (PDF)
• Engineer’s Report Form for the Approval of a Backflow Prevention (BFP) Device - Fillable Form (PDF)
• NYS DOH Form DOH-1013 Report on Test and Maintenance of Backflow Prevention Device - Fillable Form (PDF)

Wells:

• OCHD Water Well Information (PDF)
• OCHD Well Disinfection Information (PDF)
• NYSDOH Form DOH-4345 Specific Waiver Application for Residential On-Site Water Supply Systems New or Replacement  (PDF)