{"id":"DUT-IA-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Iowa","state":"IA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Iowa General Assembly","authority":"Iowa Code §§ 137.104(1)(a)-(b), 137.117 (2021)","instrument":"Iowa Code ch. 137 (2021), including § 137.104 (Local boards of health - powers and duties) and § 137.117 (Penalties - criminal and civil)","title":"Iowa Code 2021, Chapter 137 - Local Boards of Health","dateIssued":"2021-01-01","effective":"standing throughout 2020-2021","end":"standing","startDate":"2021-01-01","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","MASK","GATH","OTHER"],"addressees":["persons generally; owners or persons in control of premises; businesses open to the public within the board\u0027s jurisdiction"],"clause":"1. A local board of health shall: a. Enforce state health laws and the rules and lawful orders of the state department. b. Make and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with law and the rules of the state board as may be necessary for the protection and improvement of the public health.","enforcement":"§ 137.117(1): simple misdemeanor; each additional day of noncompliance after notice a separate offense. § 137.117(2): civil penalty not to exceed $750 per violation, $1,000 for a repeat offense.","functions":[],"notes":"Required every county, city and district board of health to enforce State health laws and the Department\u0027s lawful orders and empowered it to make and enforce its own public-health rules (after hearing and publication), violation of which is a simple misdemeanor with each additional day a separate offense (§ 137.117(1)) and a civil penalty to $750 ($1,000 for a repeat) (§ 137.117(2)); this was the vehicle for the Johnson County (IA-059) and Linn County (IA-065) face-covering regulations of 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2021/137.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":74165,"grade":"primary","character":"sanitary_code_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-IA","url":"/library/DUT-IA-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-IA-008","citation":"Iowa General Assembly, Iowa Code ch. 137 (2021), including § 137.104 (Local boards of health - powers and duties) and § 137.117 (Penalties - criminal and civil) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-008)","stateName":"Iowa","related":["IA-059","IA-065","DUT-IA-009","IA-046","DUT-IA-003","DUT-IA-004","DUT-IA-005","DUT-IA-006","DUT-IA-010","DUT-IA-011","DUT-IA-001"]}