{"id":"DUT-OH-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Ohio (boards of health of city and general health districts)","state":"OH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707, Board of Health)","authority":"Ohio Const. art. II, sec. 1; the police power of the State","instrument":"Statute (version effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.; in force through June 22, 2021)","title":"Powers of board - abatement of nuisances","dateIssued":"1953-10-01","effective":"October 1, 1953","end":"standing (Sub. S.B. 22 added division (A), the isolation and quarantine definitions, effective June 23, 2021; the nuisance text became division (B) unchanged)","startDate":"1953-10-01","endDate":"2021-06-23","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","CLOSE","COND"],"addressees":["owners or persons in control of premises; occupants and tenants; businesses and pursuits within the health district"],"clause":"The board of health of a city or general health district shall abate and remove all nuisances within its jurisdiction. It may, by order, compel the owners, agents, assignees, occupants, or tenants of any lot, property, building, or structure to abate and remove any nuisance therein, and prosecute such persons for neglect or refusal to obey such orders.","enforcement":"Prosecution for neglect or refusal to obey the board\u0027s order; violation of any board order is an offense under R.C. 3707.48 and 3707.99(B) (Exs. DUT-OH-009, DUT-OH-010)","functions":[],"notes":"Commanded boards of health to abate nuisances, empowered them to order owners, occupants and tenants of any property to abate them and to prosecute refusal, and authorized the board, when any \u0027premises, business, pursuit, matter, or thing\u0027 is \u0027in a condition dangerous to life or health,\u0027 to \u0027declare it a public nuisance and order it to be removed, abated, suspended, altered, or otherwise improved or purified.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://codes.ohio.gov/assets/laws/revised-code/authenticated/37/3707/3707.01/10-1-1953/3707.01-10-1-1953.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":208665,"grade":"primary","character":"sanitary_code_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-OH","url":"/library/DUT-OH-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-OH-008","citation":"General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707, Board of Health), Statute (version effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.; in force through June 22, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-008)","stateName":"Ohio","related":["OH-025","OH-037","DUT-OH-009","DUT-OH-010"]}