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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-47-130

Public health jurisdiction

Acts 1921, No. 99, § 21; Pope's Dig., § 10109; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-721.

(1) The board of directors shall have power to pass such ordinances and to make and enforce such rules and regulations as shall be necessary to promote the public health and to prevent and control disease.

(2) Their jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to health and sanitation, and for purposes of quarantine, shall extend five (5) miles beyond the city limits.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.