11 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 123 - Public Health

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  Board of Health

• Section 12300 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 12301 - Board Of Health
  A city shall have a board of health. Council may, by ordinance, create a board of health or council shall be the board of...
• Section 12302 - Members Of Appointed Boards Of Health
  (a) General rule.--Council shall appoint five members to a board of health created by ordinance. Appointed members shall serve without compensation. Except in the...
• Section 12303 - Oath Of Office
  (a) General rule.--Each member of the board of health shall take the oath of office prescribed in section 10905 (relating to oath of office,...
• Section 12304 - Duties Of Secretary
  The secretary of the board shall: (1) Keep the minutes of the proceedings of the board and accurate accounts of the expenditures of the...
• Section 12305 - Health Officer
  (a) Selection and oath.-- (1) Council shall, by ordinance, determine the manner and method of selection of a health officer who shall be an...
• Section 12306 - Duties Of Health Officer
  (a) General rule.--The health officer shall: (1) Attend all regular and special meetings of the board of health. (2) Be available for the prompt...
• Section 12307 - Duties Of Board Of Health
  (a) General rule.--The board of health shall prevent or diminish the introduction or further spread of infectious or contagious diseases and otherwise to protect...
• Section 12308 - Powers Of Board Of Health
  The board of health shall: (1) If authorized by council, employ agents and employees at rates of compensation approved by council. (2) Enter upon...
• Section 12309 - Effect Of Rules And Regulations
  Rules and regulations adopted by the board of health shall be presented to council for its approval subject to the following: (1) Council may...
• Section 12310 - Fees And Penalties
  All fees and penalties collected or received by the board of health or a board officer acting in an official capacity shall be paid...
• Section 12311 - Proceedings Of Board Of Health To Be Public
  The proceedings of the board of health shall be public and its journal of proceedings shall be open to public inspection.

Subchapter B.  Public Nuisances Detrimental to Public Health

• Section 12320 - Determination Of Public Nuisances
  (a) General rule.--A condition or usage in a city, whether public or private, determined by the board of health to be detrimental to the...
• Section 12321 - Abatement Of Public Nuisances By Designated Department
  (a) Duty to report.--If, in accordance with this subchapter, the board of health determines that a public nuisance exists, it shall report its determination,...

Subchapter C.  Corporations Acting as Boards of Health

• Section 12330 - Board Of Directors Of Corporation To Be Appointed Members Of Board Of Health
  (a) General rule.--Council may, by ordinance, appoint the members of a board of directors of a nonprofit corporation as the board of health for...
• Section 12332 - Power Of Board
  The board of health under this subchapter shall have all the power and authority and perform the duties prescribed by law upon boards of...
• Section 12333 - Health Officer
  Pursuant to section 12305(b) (relating to health officer), council may appoint the manager or chief administrator of a nonprofit corporation as the principal health...
• Section 12334 - Secretary
  The secretary of the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation under this subchapter may serve as secretary of the board of health.
• Section 12335 - Filling Of Vacancies
  (a) General rule.--Council may appoint successors for vacancies on the board of health that occur: (1) As five-year terms of board members expire. The...
• Section 12337 - No Compensation For Members
  The members of the board of health under this subchapter shall serve without compensation from the city.
• Section 12338 - Applicability Of Subchapter
  This subchapter shall be effective only under the circumstances set forth in section 12330 (relating to board of directors of corporation to be appointed...

Subchapter D.  Penalty

• Section 12340 - Penalty
  Any person who: (1) violates any provision of this chapter or any order or regulation of the board of health made under the authority...

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