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The
Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) shall constitute the local
board of health. Each local board of health shall have
supervision over all matters pertaining to the preservation of the
life and health of the people
within its jurisdiction and shall:
(1)
Enforce through the local health officer or the administrative
officer appointed under RCW 70.05.040, if any, the public health
statutes of the state and rules promulgated by the state board of
health and the secretary of
health;
(2)
Supervise the maintenance of all health and sanitary measures for
the protection of the public health within its jurisdiction;
(3)
Enact such local rules and regulations as are necessary in order
to preserve, promote and improve the public health and provide for
the enforcement thereof;
(4)
Provide for the control and prevention of any dangerous,
contagious or infectious disease within the jurisdiction of the
local health department;
5)
Provide for the prevention, control and abatement of nuisances
detrimental to the public health;
(6)
Make such reports to the state board of health through the local
health officer or the administrative officer as the state board of
health may require; and
(7)
Establish fee schedules for issuing or renewing licenses or
permits or for such other services as are authorized by the law
and the rules of the state
board of health: PROVIDED, That such fees for services shall not
exceed the actual cost of providing any such services. |
