{"id":"DUT-MS-001","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Mississippi","state":"MS","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 41, ch. 3); State Board of Health and State Department of Health as the duty-holders","authority":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-3-15 (State Department of Health; State Board of Health powers and duties), as reenacted and amended by House Bill 160, 2021 Regular Session (approved Mar. 25, 2021; effective on passage)","instrument":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-3-15(4)(a)-(c), (4)(f), (12)","title":"State Department of Health; State Board of Health; powers and duties (sanitary and quarantine measures; conditions of employment; food establishments; detainment for violation of State Health Officer orders)","dateIssued":"2021-03-25","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2021-03-25","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","QUAR","CLOSE","EMP"],"addressees":["persons generally; employers (conditions of employment); owners or persons in control of premises and food establishments; the State Board of Health and State Department of Health as the authorities bound to act"],"clause":"(c) To direct and control sanitary and quarantine measures for dealing with all diseases within the state possible to suppress same and prevent their spread.... The State Department of Health is authorized and empowered, to require the temporary detainment of individuals for disease control purposes based upon violation of any order of the State Health Officer, as provided in Section 41-23-5.","enforcement":"Temporary detainment and arrest for violating a State Health Officer order (§ 41-3-15(12)); felony under § 41-23-2 for an afflicted person\u0027s knowing and willful violation (Ex. DUT-MS-008); permit suspension for food establishments (§ 41-3-15(4)(f))","functions":[],"notes":"The Board directs and controls sanitary and quarantine measures for every disease in the State, investigates \u0027conditions of employment and other conditions that may affect health\u0027 (§ 41-3-15(4)(a)), investigates \u0027nuisance questions that affect the security of life and health\u0027 (4)(b), permits and \u0027exercise[s] control over\u0027 every cafe, restaurant and food or drink establishment (4)(f), and the Department detains persons who violate a State Health Officer order, its investigators \u0027shall have general arrest powers\u0027 and \u0027All law enforcement officers are authorized and directed to assist in the enforcement of such orders of the State Health Officer\u0027 (12). Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0160SG.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":403792,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-MS","url":"/library/DUT-MS-001","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MS-001","citation":"Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 41, ch. 3); State Board of Health and State Department of Health as the duty-holders, Miss. Code Ann. § 41-3-15(4)(a)-(c), (4)(f), (12) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-001)","stateName":"Mississippi","related":["DUT-MS-003","DUT-MS-008","DUT-MS-002","DUT-MS-004","DUT-MS-006","DUT-MS-009","DUT-MS-019"]}