Here's the first sanitation law in Virginia. Of course the links have changed since I first copied this.
FIRST SANITATION LAW IN VIRGINIA
(Originally found on Va. Dept. of Health website)
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:text:2001.01.0136 &query=spage%3D%2345&layout=imfront%3D0&loc=8
Peter Force, Tracts and other papers relating principally to the origin, settlement, and progress of the colonies in North America from the discovery of the country to the year 1776. Collected by Peter Force. Vol. 3
Articles, Lawes, and Orders, Diuine, Politique, and Martiall for the Colony in Virginea:
first established by Sir Thomas Gates
Knight, Lieutenant Generall, the 24.
of May 1610.
exemplified and approued by the Right Honourable Sir Thomas West
Knight, Lord Lawair, Lord Gouernour and Captaine Generall the 12.
of Iune 1610.
Againe exemplified and enlarged by Sir Thomas Dale
Knight, Marshall, and Deputie Gouernour, the 22.
of Iune. 1611.
22 There shall no man or woman, Launderer or Launderesse, dare to wash any vncleane Linnen, driue bucks, or throw out the water or suds of fowle cloathes, in the open streete, within the Pallizadoes, or within forty foote of the same, nor rench, and make cleane, any kettle, pot, or pan, or such like vessell within twenty foote of the olde well, or new Pumpe: nor shall any one aforesaid, within lesse then a quarter of one mile from the Pallizadoes, dare to doe the necessities of nature, since by these vnmanly, slothfull, and loathsome immodesties, the whole Fort may bee choaked, and poisoned with ill aires, and so corrupt (as in all reason cannot but much infect the same) and this shall they take notice of, and auoide, vpon paine of whipping and further punishment, as shall be thought meete, by the censure of a martiall Court.
25 Euery man shall haue an especiall and due care, to keepe his house sweete and cleane, as also so much of the streete, as lieth before his door, and especially he shall so prouide, and set his bedstead whereon he lieth, that it may stand three foote at least from the ground, as he will answere the contrarie at a martiall Court.