Section 333.13108 - Enforcement.
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
333.13108 Enforcement.
Sec. 13108.
(1) Pursuant to section 2235, the department shall authorize a local health department to enforce this part and any rules promulgated under this part. A local health department authorized to enforce this part and any rules promulgated under this part shall enforce this part and any rules promulgated under this part pursuant to sections 2461(2) and 2462. In addition to the penalties and remedies under this part, a local health department may enforce this part and any rules promulgated under this part through an action commenced pursuant to section 2465 or any other appropriate action authorized by law.
(2) If a local health department of a county or city under part 24 is unable or unwilling to perform the functions required in this section and the county or city is not part of a district that has created a district health department pursuant to section 2415, the county or city, through an intergovernmental agreement, may contract with another local governing entity to have that entity's local health department perform the functions required in this section. The contracting parties under this subsection shall obtain the department's approval before execution of the intergovernmental agreement.
(3) Pursuant to section 2444, a local governing entity of a local health department authorized to enforce this part under this section may fix and require the payment of fees by applicants and licensees for services required to be performed by the local health department under this section.
(4) Unless they conflict with standards of this part or rules are promulgated by the department regarding safety standards, a local health department shall use as guidance in enforcing this part the safety standards issued by the national environmental health association in "Body Art: A Comprehensive Guidebook and Model Code".
(5) In addition to any other enforcement action authorized by law, a person alleging a violation of this part may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for appropriate injunctive relief.
History: Add. 2007, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 2007
Popular Name: Act 368