35-1-301. Definitions; establishment; participation by municipality in district department.
(a) For the purposes of this act, the word "municipality" shall mean and include any town, village or city of this state, and the word "district" shall mean and include any combination of said towns, villages, cities and counties of this state.
(b) Any county, municipality, or district may, by resolution of the board of county commissioners or municipal governing body or by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors of such county, municipality, or district, establish and maintain a county, municipal, or district health department.
(c) Any two (2) or more adjacent counties may, by resolutions of the boards of county commissioners or by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors establish and maintain a district health department.
(d) Any municipality within a health department district may, by resolution of the municipal governing body or by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors of such municipality, participate in such a district health department.