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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Nebraska
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Statute; Laws 1955, c. 275, § 2, as amended
- Effective
- standing throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Standing duty
- Addressees
- persons generally within the local board's jurisdiction
- Character
- order penalty
- Collection
- Standing duties: Nebraska DUT-NE
Operative words
Any person violating any rule or regulation, authorized by the provisions of either subdivision (7) or (9) of section 71-1631, shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor, and each day's violation shall be considered a separate offense.
Penalty
Class III misdemeanor; each day a separate offense
What it required
Criminalizes violation of a local board of health's rules 'for the protection of public health and the prevention of communicable diseases within its jurisdiction' (§ 71-1631(7), enacted after public hearing and DHHS approval; § 71-1631(9) for counties over 400,000).
Retrieval noteText unchanged since 1977; the October 2020 archived page was also read and is identical. § 71-1631(7) and (9) were read on the official site (not saved): (7) 'Enact rules and regulations, subsequent to public hearing... and enforce the same for the protection of public health and the prevention of communicable diseases within its jurisdiction, subject to the review and approval of such rules and regulations by the Department of Health and Human Services'.