Except as otherwise provided by law, the mayor and council of each incorporated town or city, whether incorporated under general statutes or special charter in this state, may establish a municipal public health agency and appoint a municipal board of health. If appointed, the municipal board of health shall have all the powers and responsibilities and perform all the duties of a county or district board of health as provided in this part 5 within the limits of the respective city or town of which they are the officers.
Source: L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 2039, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-1-609 as it existed prior to 2008.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 25 - Public Health and Environment
§ 25-1-501. Legislative Declaration
§ 25-1-503. State Board - Public Health Duties
§ 25-1-504. Comprehensive Public Health Plan - Development - Approval - Reassessment - Cash Fund
§ 25-1-505. County and District Public Health Plans - Approval
§ 25-1-506. County or District Public Health Agency
§ 25-1-507. Municipal Board of Health
§ 25-1-508. County or District Boards of Public Health - Public Health Directors
§ 25-1-509. County and District Public Health Directors
§ 25-1-510. County or District Board Unable or Unwilling to Act
§ 25-1-511. County Treasurer - Agency Funds
§ 25-1-512. Allocation of Moneys - Public Health Services Support Fund - Created
§ 25-1-513. Enlargement of or Withdrawal From Public Health Agency
§ 25-1-514. Legal Adviser - County Attorney - Actions
§ 25-1-515. Judicial Review of Decisions
§ 25-1-516. Unlawful Acts - Penalties
§ 25-1-517. Mode of Treatment Inconsistent With Religious Creed or Tenet
§ 25-1-519. Existing Intergovernmental Agreements
§ 25-1-520. Clean Syringe Exchange Programs - Operation - Approval - Reporting Requirements