§ 16-41-33-6 — Duties of local health officers

(a) The:
(1) county fiscal body for the county health department;
(2) city fiscal body for a city health department; and
(3) county fiscal body and city fiscal body for a joint city-county
health department;
may, by ordinance, determine the duties with respect to vector control
of the local health officer.
(b) The duties under subsection (a) may include the following:
(1) Taking all necessary and proper steps to control vectors that
have adverse health significance to humans or domestic animals
and livestock.
(2) Entering upon any land, public or private, at any reasonable
time to inspect for or to abate all pest and vector breeding grounds
that have adverse health significance to humans or domestic
animals and livestock.
(3) Purchasing supplies, material, and equipment.
(4) Recommending to the county commissioners or other
appropriate authority the building, construction, maintenance, or
repair of necessary levees, cuts, canals, channels, or other
structures upon any land within the jurisdiction of the local health
department after obtaining the necessary local and department of
natural resources approvals.
(5) Executing contracts.
(6) Conducting control in a manner consistent with
recommendations of the Purdue University cooperative extension
service, the pesticide review board, and the state department.
(7) Entering into cooperative agreements with appropriate
organizations for the purpose of assuring technical assistance in
developing and carrying out specific duties.
(8) Identifying problems determined to be of importance to the
public welfare and developing control programs appropriate to
each situation.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.40-1993, SEC.53.