§ 34-2. Inspections and investigations.

(a)

The board of health shall make or authorize any inspections and investigations it deems necessary to enforce the regulations of the board of health to protect the public health.

(b)

The board of health may take and examine reasonable samples of any substance suspected of creating a nuisance or menace to the public health or of failing to comply with the regulations.

(c)

Whenever the board of health shall find any substance, food or food product which is diseased, decayed, damaged, adulterated, or unwholesome; which contains deleterious substances, or has been subject to contamination, or is otherwise unfit for human consumption or use, the board of health may condemn and order it removed from sale, use or public access.

(d)

A record of the condemnation and/or order shall be filed in the office of the board of health.

(e)

The board of health may require any substance or food of such character that its use may be dangerous to the public health to be kept from use until its wholesomeness can be determined. If it is found to be unwholesome it may order the owner to destroy and dispose of it.

(Code 1983, § 30-1-2; Ord. No. 18-0340, Att. A, 5-16-18)