West Virginia § 16-3-6 Nuisances affecting public health

West Virginia Statutes

§ 16-3-6 — Nuisances affecting public health

West Virginia·Ch. 16 PUBLIC HEALTH·Art. 3 PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The state director of health or any county or municipal health officer shall inquire into and investigate all nuisances affecting the public health within his jurisdiction; and the said director or any such officer or the county commission of any county or any municipality is authorized and empowered to apply to the circuit court of the county in which any such nuisance exists, or to the judge thereof in vacation, for an injunction forthwith to restrain, prevent or abate such nuisance.

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The state director of health or any county or municipal health officer shall inquire into and investigate all nuisances affecting the public health within his jurisdiction; and the said director or any such officer or the county commission of any county or any municipality is authorized and empowered to apply to the circuit court of the county in which any such nuisance exists, or to the judge thereof in vacation, for an injunction forthwith to restrain, prevent or abate such nuisance.

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