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Ex. WI-039 Order Primary source read

Wis. Stat. ch. 252, Communicable Diseases (252.02 powers and duties of department; 252.03 duties of local health officers; 252.06 isolation and quarantine; 252.25 violation of law relating to health)

Codified statutory authority for DHS orders, local health-officer orders and quarantine

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Jurisdiction
Wisconsin
Level
State
Authority
Wis. Stat. ch. 252
Issued
2020-03-01 Mar. 1, 2020
Effective
In force throughout March 2020 to September 2021 (read as 2020-03-01)
In force
Mar. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capQuarantine and isolationOther
Addressees
  • DHS
  • local health officers
  • persons subject to isolation and quarantine
Functions reached
  • WF quarantine and isolation of exposed and infected workers throughout the period
  • GATH local gathering caps
  • SF local capacity orders
  • MASK local mask orders (Q3 2021: Dane County)
Collection
Wisconsin WI

Operative words

252.02 Powers and duties of department.... 252.03 Duties of local health officers. [local health officers 'shall promptly take all measures necessary to prevent, suppress and control communicable diseases' and 'may... forbid public gatherings when deemed necessary to control outbreaks or epidemics' (as construed in Becker ¶¶10-12)]... 252.06 Isolation and quarantine.... 252.25 Violation of law relating to health.

Enforcement

252.25 (fine or imprisonment); local ordinances (e.g., Dane County Ord. 46.40, Becker)

Notes

The statutory instrument that remained in force in Q3 2021 after every gubernatorial and DHS order had ended; exercised by county and city health officers (MKE).

Retrieval note

Current codification rendered; 252.03 text unchanged in relevant part since 2020 (Becker construes the 2019-20 version).