The primary responsibility for the enforcement of this article and the rules adopted under this article lies with local public health agencies and local boards of health. If a local public health agency or local board of health substantially fails to administer and enforce this article and the rules adopted under this article, the department may assume any functions of the local public health agency or board of health as may be necessary to protect the public health and water quality.
Source: L. 97: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 132, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire article amended, (HB 12-1126), ch. 137, p. 491, § 1, effective August 8.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-10-109 as it existed prior to 1997, and the former § 25-10-110 was relocated to § 25-10-111.