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1999 SESSION

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HB 2390 Local health ordinances.

Introduced by: Robert H. Brink | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Local health ordinances. Clarifies local government authority to adopt local ordinances for the protection of public health and establishes civil penalties and injunctive relief for certain violations of local ordinances. The bill provides authority for local government to adopt a uniform schedule of civil penalties for violations of local ordinances regulating the sale, preparation and handling of food and of local ordinances regulating swimming pools, saunas and similar facilities. The bill also grants the local director of health or his designee the authority to issue a civil summons for a violation. Any person so summoned may pay the civil penalty or proceed to trial in the general district court. The locality shall have the burden to show the liability of the violator by a preponderance of the evidence.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 996567144  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 996567144
• 01/21/99  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/27/99  House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 2
• 02/05/99  House: Stricken from docket by C. C. T. (22-Y 0-N)