137.5 - JURISDICTION OF COUNTY AND CITY BOARDS.
137.5 JURISDICTION OF COUNTY AND CITY BOARDS.
The county board shall have jurisdiction over public health
matters within the county, except as set forth herein and in section
137.13. The council of any city having a population of twenty-five
thousand or more, according to the latest federal census, may appoint
a city board of health in the manner specified in sections 137.3 and
137.4 or the council may appoint itself to act as the city board of
health. The city board shall have jurisdiction within the municipal
limits. Section History: Early Form
[C31, 35, § 2246-c1; C39, § 2246.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §
138.1; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 137.5]