Utah Code 26B-7-302. Executive director — Power to order abatement of public health hazard
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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-7-302
- Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
26B-7-302. Executive director — Power to order abatement of public health hazard.
If the executive director finds that a condition of filth, sanitation, or other health hazard exists which creates a clear present hazard to the public health and which requires immediate action to protect human health or safety, the executive director with the concurrence of the governor may order persons causing or contributing to the condition to reduce, discontinue, or ameliorate it to the extent that the public health hazard is eliminated.
If the executive director finds that a condition of filth, sanitation, or other health hazard exists which creates a clear present hazard to the public health and which requires immediate action to protect human health or safety, the executive director with the concurrence of the governor may order persons causing or contributing to the condition to reduce, discontinue, or ameliorate it to the extent that the public health hazard is eliminated.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session