{"id":"DUT-OH-011","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Ohio (general health districts)","state":"OH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3709, Health Districts)","authority":"Ohio Const. art. II, sec. 1; the police power of the State","instrument":"Statute (version effective September 29, 2011, Am. Sub. H.B. 153, 129th G.A.)","title":"Orders and regulations of board of general health district","dateIssued":"2011-09-29","effective":"September 29, 2011","end":"standing","startDate":"2011-09-29","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMER","CLOSE","GATH"],"addressees":["persons generally and businesses within the health district"],"clause":"The board of health of a general health district may make such orders and regulations as are necessary... for the public health, the prevention or restriction of disease, and the prevention, abatement, or suppression of nuisances.... In cases of emergency caused by epidemics of contagious or infectious diseases... the board may declare such orders and regulations to be emergency measures","enforcement":"Fine of up to $100 or imprisonment of up to ninety days, or both (R.C. 3709.99(A), Ex. DUT-OH-012)","functions":[],"notes":"Empowered every general health district board to adopt orders and regulations \u0027for the public health, the prevention or restriction of disease,\u0027 gave them the effect of municipal ordinances in every court, and let the board make them immediately effective as emergency measures in an epidemic (the county-level mask, gathering and business orders of 2020-2021 rested on this section and its city counterpart, R.C. 3709.20). Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://codes.ohio.gov/assets/laws/revised-code/authenticated/37/3709/3709.21/9-29-2011/3709.21-9-29-2011.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":220839,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-OH","url":"/library/DUT-OH-011","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-OH-011","citation":"General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3709, Health Districts), Statute (version effective September 29, 2011, Am. Sub. H.B. 153, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-011)","stateName":"Ohio","related":["OH-045","DUT-OH-012"]}