{"id":"DUT-WV-003","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)","authority":"W. Va. Code § 16-2-11","instrument":"W. Va. Code § 16-2-11","title":"Local board of health; powers and duties","dateIssued":"2021-03-04","effective":"In force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3 (as amended from June 2, 2021)","end":"standing","startDate":"2021-06-02","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","COND"],"addressees":["local boards of health; through them, every person, business and premises within the service area subject to the public health laws"],"clause":"(a) A local board of health... shall: (1) Provide the following basic public health services...:... (C) Communicable or reportable disease prevention and control including disease surveillance, case investigation and follow-up, outbreak investigation, response to epidemics...;... (8) Enforce the public health laws of this state and any other laws of this state applicable to the local board","enforcement":"Violations prosecuted under W. Va. Code § 16-2-15 (Ex. DUT-WV-005)","functions":[],"notes":"Every local board of health to conduct \u0027outbreak investigation\u0027 and \u0027response to epidemics,\u0027 to administer \u0027general sanitation\u0027 and the sanitation of \u0027food and milk\u0027 and \u0027institutions, and recreation\u0027 ((a)(1)(B)), and to \u0027Enforce the public health laws of this state\u0027; under (a)(3) the Commissioner \u0027may enforce all public health laws of this state... and the rules and orders of the local board\u0027 when \u0027a public health emergency exists or when the local board fails or refuses to enforce public health laws and rules necessary to prevent and control the spread of a communicable or reportable disease dangerous to the public health.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/16-2-11/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":68983,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-WV","url":"/library/DUT-WV-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WV-003","citation":"West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-2-11 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-003)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["WV-081","WV-082","WV-084","DUT-WV-005","DUT-WV-014"]}