General Regulations

San Diego Municipal Code ch. 4, art. 4, div. 1

in effect

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0101 Common Drinking Cup Prohibited

§44.0101 Common Drinking Cup Prohibited It shall be unlawful to provide for common use, or to use in common any cup, glass or other receptacle used for drinking purposes in any hotel, restaurant, saloon, soda fountain, theatre, public hall, private or public school, church, hospital, club, office building, park, playground, lavatory, barber shop, or any other place, building, room or conveyance frequented by the public. (“Common Drinking Cup Prohibited” added 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0102 Dipping from Water Containers Prohibited

§44.0102 Dipping from Water Containers Prohibited It shall be unlawful to provide for use or to use a cask, water cooler or other receptacle for storing or supplying drinking water to the public or to employees, unless such receptacle is covered and protected so as to prevent persons from dipping the water therefrom or contaminating the same. All such receptacles shall be provided with a faucet or other suitable device for drawing the water. (“Dipping from Water Containers Prohibited” added 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0103 Expectorating in Public Conveyance or Building Prohibited

§44.0103 Expectorating in Public Conveyance or Building Prohibited No person shall expectorate in any public conveyance or public building, or on any sidewalk in the City of San Diego. (“Expectorating in Public Conveyance or Building Prohibited” added (formerly Sec. 49.05) 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0104 Sweepings, Rubbish, Trash, on Public Streets, Places — Prohibited

§44.0104 Sweepings, Rubbish, Trash, on Public Streets, Places — Prohibited That it shall be and is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, firm, company or corporation to sweep any material of any kind whatsoever onto any sidewalk, street, lane, alley or public ground, or place used as sidewalk, street, lane, alley or public ground, in The City of San Diego, California. (Renumbered from Sec. 49.06 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0105 Same — Washing with Water without First Sweeping — Prohibited

§44.0105 Same — Washing with Water without First Sweeping — Prohibited That it shall be and it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, firm, company or corporation to clean or wash any sidewalk with water in that portion or district of The City of San Diego described in Section 44.0104 unless the sidewalk to be so cleaned or washed by water be first swept clean of all loose material of any kind whatever, and such material, so swept from the sidewalk, shall be removed in a pan, shovel or other container and placed in a receptacle for rubbish. (Renumbered from Sec. 49.07 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0106 Depositing in Public Place Prohibited

§44.0106 Depositing in Public Place Prohibited That it shall be and it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, firm, company or corporation to deposit upon any sidewalk, or street within that portion or district of The City of San Diego described in Section 44.0104, any sweepings from any sidewalk, stairway or other opening leading to the street or sidewalk. All such sweepings or material from any sidewalk or any other opening leading to the street or sidewalk within said district shall be removed in a pan, shovel or other container and placed in a receptacle for rubbish. (Renumbered from Sec. 49.08 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0107 Garbage and Refuse Disposal Regulated

§44.0107 Garbage and Refuse Disposal Regulated That no person shall place or deposit, or cause to be placed or deposited, any garbage, dead animals, rubbish, tin cans, waste paper, night–soil, or any vegetable or animal matter or other waste or refuse matter into or upon any street, alley, park, lot, or other place within the said City of San Diego. (Renumbered from Sec. 47.01 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0108 Garbage and Refuse Disposal — Burying Required

§44.0108 Garbage and Refuse Disposal — Burying Required That no person shall place or deposit, or cause to be placed or deposited, any garbage, dead animals, or any animal or vegetable matter, or any putrid or decaying matter of any kind, at any place within the corporate limits of the said City of San Diego, without burying the same in trenches at least six feet deep and covering the same with not less than two feet of soil. (Renumbered from Sec. 47.02 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0110 Storage of Foodstuffs — Use of Barns, Etc., Prohibited

§44.0110 Storage of Foodstuffs — Use of Barns, Etc., Prohibited It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use any stable, barn or other place where any animals are kept as a place of storage for fruits, vegetables, meats, milk or any other foodstuffs for human consumption. (Renumbered from Sec. 45.10 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0111 Diseased Animals — Slaughtering for Purpose of Animal Food Prohibited

§44.0111 Diseased Animals — Slaughtering for Purpose of Animal Food Prohibited It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or permit to be killed, any diseased animal for the purpose of feeding the carcass of said animal to any other animal in The City of San Diego. (Renumbered from Sec. 45.05 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0112 Feeding Diseased Carcass to Animals Prohibited

44.0112 Feeding Diseased Carcass to Animals Prohibited It shall be unlawful for any person to feed to any animal in The City of San Diego, the carcass, or any part thereof, to any other animal that was diseased, whether said animal died from the effects of said disease or was killed or slaughtered. (Renumbered from Sec. 45.05.1 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0113 Drugs, Medicines, Etc. — Free Distribution Prohibited

44.0113 Drugs, Medicines, Etc. — Free Distribution Prohibited That it shall be unlawful for any firm, corporation, person or persons to distribute or cause to be distributed any free or trial packages of medicines, drugs, chemicals or chemical compounds or medicines of any kind or nature or to leave the same exposed on the sidewalks, yards, letter boxes, porches, doors or elsewhere upon any private premises or in any manner or in such a way that children may become possessed of the same. (Renumbered from Sec. 45.35 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0114 Cross Connections with Water Supply Prohibited

§44.0114 Cross Connections with Water Supply Prohibited No person shall install or permit to be installed an interconnection between a drinking water supply and any equipment or connection of any kind, class or description which may contain water or any liquid or substance unfit for human or domestic consumption. If such interconnections are discovered, the Director of Public Health may cause the water service to be discontinued until the conditions is abated. No device shall be sold which provides such an interconnection as a means of operation, unless the water supply is adequately protected. (“Cross Connections with Water Supply Prohibited” added 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)

Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter04/Ch04Art04Division01.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026