1. A city board shall have jurisdiction over public health matters within the city.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 137.103

  • Board: means the board of hearing aid specialists. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • County board: means a county board of health. See Iowa Code 137.102
  • District: means any two or more geographically contiguous counties. See Iowa Code 137.102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
 2. A county board shall have jurisdiction over public health matters within the county.
 3. A district board shall have jurisdiction over public health matters within the district.