Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:3 – State health officer; powers
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:3
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- State health officer: means the legally appointed or acting state health officer as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:5.8
The state health officer shall at all times take all necessary steps to execute the sanitary laws of the state and to carry out the rules, ordinances, and regulations as contained in the state sanitary code. He may issue warrants only to arrest or prevent epidemics or to abate any imminent menace to the public health.
Acts 1976, No. 346, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.