{"id":"DUT-VT-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Vermont","state":"VT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Vermont General Assembly (Title 18, chapter 11, Local Health Officials)","authority":"police power of the State; 18 V.S.A. sec. 601 (local health officers appointed by the Commissioner on recommendation of the selectboard)","instrument":"18 V.S.A. sec. 602a (Duties of local health officers)","title":"Duties of local health officers","dateIssued":"2022-07-01","effective":"standing; subdivisions (a)(1)-(4) and (b) in force throughout March 2020 to September 2021","end":"standing","startDate":"2022-07-01","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMER"],"addressees":["local health officers (the enforcement duty); through them, persons generally, employers, owners or persons in control of premises, and food and lodging establishments"],"clause":"A local health officer... shall: (1) upon receipt of information regarding a condition that may be a public health hazard, conduct an investigation; (2) enforce the provisions of this title... (3) prevent, remove, or destroy any public health hazard... (4) in consultation with the Department, take the steps necessary to enforce all orders issued pursuant to chapter 3","enforcement":"enforced through 18 V.S.A. secs. 127 (emergency health orders), 130 (civil) and 131 (criminal); sec. 617: a sheriff, constable or police officer who refuses assistance is fined up to $200","functions":[],"notes":"Every town health officer to investigate every reported condition that may be a public health hazard (a complaint against a business among them), to enforce Title 18 and its rules and permits, to prevent, remove or destroy hazards and mitigate significant risks, and, in consultation with the Department, to enforce every health order and emergency health order; to notify the Division of Environmental Health immediately of any violation or hazard involving \u0027a food or lodging establishment\u0027 and within 48 hours of any other.","sourceUrl":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/011/00602a","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":39003,"grade":"primary","character":"sanitary_code_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-VT","url":"/library/DUT-VT-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-VT-008","citation":"Vermont General Assembly (Title 18, chapter 11, Local Health Officials), 18 V.S.A. sec. 602a (Duties of local health officers) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-008)","stateName":"Vermont","related":["VT-001","VT-044","DUT-VT-002"]}