§ 35-1-301 — Definitions; establishment; participation by municipality in district department

(a) For the purposes of this act, the word "municipality"
shall mean and include any town, village or city of this state,
and the word "district" shall mean and include any combination
of said towns, villages, cities and counties of this state.
(b) Any county, municipality, or district may, by
resolution of the board of county commissioners or municipal
governing body or by a majority of the votes cast by the
qualified electors of such county, municipality, or district,
establish and maintain a county, municipal, or district health
department.
(c) Any two (2) or more adjacent counties may, by
resolutions of the boards of county commissioners or by a
majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors establish
and maintain a district health department.
(d) Any municipality within a health department district
may, by resolution of the municipal governing body or by a
majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors of such
municipality, participate in such a district health department.