New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:11 – Application
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I. The department shall implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter throughout the state.
II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, any municipality which adopts this chapter by a majority vote of its local governing body, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 672:6, may assume full and sole legal authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter by any means lawfully delegated to the municipality by any statute, except for matters pertaining to licensure and certification under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 130-A:12 which shall rest solely with the department.
III. Health authorities in municipalities other than those adopting this chapter under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 130-A:11, II, may, upon request to and approval by the commissioner, carry out investigations under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 130-A:5. The issuance of orders shall remain the sole responsibility of the commissioner.
II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, any municipality which adopts this chapter by a majority vote of its local governing body, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 672:6, may assume full and sole legal authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter by any means lawfully delegated to the municipality by any statute, except for matters pertaining to licensure and certification under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 130-A:12 which shall rest solely with the department.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:11
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
III. Health authorities in municipalities other than those adopting this chapter under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 130-A:11, II, may, upon request to and approval by the commissioner, carry out investigations under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 130-A:5. The issuance of orders shall remain the sole responsibility of the commissioner.