Utah Code 26B-7-302. Executive director — Power to order abatement of public health hazard — Limitation on power to control local food
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(1) If the executive director finds that a condition of filth, sanitation, or other health hazard exists which creates a clear present hazard to the public health and which requires immediate action to protect human health or safety, the executive director with the concurrence of the governor may order persons causing or contributing to the condition to reduce, discontinue, or ameliorate it to the extent that the public health hazard is eliminated.
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-7-302
- Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
- Local food: means the same as that term is defined in Section
4-1-109 . See Utah Code 26B-7-301 - Public health emergency: includes an illness or health condition resulting from a natural disaster. See Utah Code 26B-7-301
(2) This part does not authorize the executive director to control the production, processing, distribution, or sale price of local food in response to a public health emergency.