{"id":"DUT-WI-009","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Wisconsin","state":"WI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by local health officers)","authority":"Wis. Stat. ch. 254, Environmental Health, subch. VI (Human Health Hazards)","instrument":"Wis. Stat. § 254.59 (2019-20), Human health hazards","title":"Local health officer\u0027s mandatory order to abate or remove a human health hazard on private premises; owner or occupant to comply; abatement at the owner\u0027s cost as a special tax; fine or imprisonment for maintaining a human health hazard; entry and examination of any place","dateIssued":"","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","COND","CLOSE"],"addressees":["owners or persons in control of premises; occupants; \u0027person causing, permitting, or maintaining the human health hazard\u0027 (sub. (5))"],"clause":"(1) If a local health officer finds a human health hazard, he or she shall order the abatement or removal of the human health hazard on private premises, within a reasonable time period, and if the owner or occupant fails to comply, the local health officer may enter upon the premises and abate or remove the human health hazard.","enforcement":"Sub. (2): \u0027Anyone maintaining such a human health hazard may also be fined not more than $300 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both\u0027; abatement cost as a special tax on the land; sub. (4): refusal of entry fined $10 to $100.","functions":[],"notes":"The owner or occupant of any business premises presenting a \u0027human health hazard\u0027 (§ 254.01(2): any \u0027substance, activity or condition... known to have the potential... to generate or spread infectious diseases\u0027) was bound to abate it on the local health officer\u0027s order, at the owner\u0027s cost, on pain of a fine up to $300 or imprisonment up to 90 days; the officer \u0027may enter into and examine any place at any time to ascertain health conditions\u0027 (sub. (4)).","sourceUrl":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/2019/254.59","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":262218,"grade":"primary","character":"sanitary_code_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-WI","url":"/library/DUT-WI-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WI-009","citation":"Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by local health officers), Wis. Stat. § 254.59 (2019-20), Human health hazards (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-009)","stateName":"Wisconsin","related":["DUT-WI-011","DUT-WI-010"]}