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§ 3101. Administration

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated TownsEffective: June 17, 2014

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns
Part I. Boroughs (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 31. Health and Sanitation (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 17, 2014
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 48101
§ 3101. Administration
Currentness
(a) Establishment.--The council may, by ordinance, appoint a board of health or a health officer to administer and enforce the health ordinances and related ordinances of the borough. A health officer must have experience or training in public health work and must, within six months of taking the oath of office, be certified for the office of health officer by the department.
(b) Expenses.--Expenses incurred by the board or a health officer shall be paid by the borough.
(c) Dissolution.--A borough may, by ordinance, dissolve a board and decide to become subject to the jurisdiction of a county department of health or joint county department of health under the act of August 24, 1951 (P.L. 1304, No. 315),1 known as the Local Health Administration Law.

Credits

2014, April 18, P.L. 432, No. 37, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014].

Footnotes

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16 P.S. § 12001 et seq.
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101, PA ST 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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