Legislative authority -- Health and welfare

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    (a)    This section does not affect any public general law or public local law relating to health or the powers and duties of:

        (1)    the Secretary of Health; or

        (2)    a county board of health.

    (b)    A municipality may appoint a board of health and establish its powers and duties.

    (c)    A municipality may:

        (1)    establish quarantine regulations;

        (2)    authorize the removal or confinement of individuals having infectious or contagious diseases;

        (3)    prevent and remove nuisances;

        (4)    prevent the introduction of contagious diseases into the municipality; and

        (5)    regulate any place where noxious things are manufactured, offensive trades are conducted, or that may cause unsanitary conditions or conditions detrimental to health.

    (d)    A municipality may:

        (1)    regulate or prohibit the throwing or depositing of dirt, garbage, trash, or liquids in a public place; and

        (2)    provide for the proper disposal of these materials.

    (e)    A municipality may:

        (1)    regulate the interment of bodies; and

        (2)    control the location and establishment of cemeteries.


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