§ 35-4-103 — Investigation of diseases; quarantine; regulation of travel; employment of police officers to enforce quarantine; report of county health officer; supplies and expenses

Wyoming § 35-4-103

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 4: HEALTH REGULATIONS GENERALLY
• Art. 1: COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

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The department of health shall, immediately after the receipt of
information that there is any smallpox, cholera, scarlet fever,
diphtheria or other infectious or contagious disease, which is a
menace to the public health, in any portion of this state, order
the county health officer to immediately investigate the case
and report to the state health officer the results of the
investigation. The state health officer shall, subject to W.S.
35-4-112 and if in his judgment the occasion requires, direct
the county health officer to declare the infected place to be in
quarantine. The county health officer shall place any
restrictions upon ingress and egress at this location as in his
judgment or in the judgment of the state health officer are
necessary to prevent the spread of the disease from the infected
locality. The county health officer shall upon declaring any
city, town or other place to be in quarantine, control the
population of the city, town or other place as in his judgment
best protects the people and at the same time prevents the
spread of the disease. If necessary for the protection of the
public health and subject to W.S. 35-4-112, the state health
officer shall establish and maintain a state quarantine and
shall enforce practical regulations regarding railroads or other
lines of travel into and out of the state of Wyoming as
necessary for the protection of the public health. The expenses
incurred in maintaining the state quarantine shall be paid out
of the funds of the state treasury appropriated for this purpose
and in the manner in which other expenses of the department are
audited and paid. The county health officer or the department
may employ a sufficient number of police officers who shall be
under the control of the county health officer, to enforce and
carry out any quarantine regulations the department may
prescribe. The regulations shall be made public in the most
practicable manner in the several counties, cities, towns or
other places where the quarantine is established. If the
quarantine is established by the county health officer, he shall
immediately report his actions to the state health officer. The
county health officer shall furnish all supplies and other
resources necessary for maintaining the quarantine. Upon
certificate of the county health officer approved by the
director of the state department of health, the county
commissioners of any county where a quarantine has been
established shall issue warrants to the proper parties for the
payment of all expenses, together with the expense of employing
sufficient police force, to maintain and enforce the quarantine.
For purposes of this act, "state health officer" means as
defined in W.S. 9-2-103(e).