254.51 Powers and duties.
(1) The state epidemiologist for communicable disease shall take those measures that are necessary for the prevention, surveillance and control of human disease outbreaks associated with animal-borne and vector-borne transmission.
(2) The department shall enter into memoranda of understanding with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of safety and professional services, and the department of natural resources regarding the investigation and control of animal-borne and vector-borne disease.
(3) The department shall promulgate rules that establish measures for prevention, surveillance and control of human disease that is associated with animal-borne and vector-borne disease transmission.
(4) The local health department shall enforce rules that are promulgated under sub. (3).
(5) The local board of health may adopt regulations and recommend enactment of ordinances that set forth requirements for animal-borne and vector-borne disease control to assure a safe level of sanitation, human health hazard control or health protection for the community, including the following:
(a) The control of rats, stray animals, noise and rabies and other diseases.
(b) The control of wildlife, including the keeping of dangerous wild animals, disease transmission and human health hazard control and eradication.
(c) Pest control, including community sanitation, rodent and vector control, resident responsibilities and the health impact of pesticide use.
History: 1993 a. 27; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6341, 9116 (5); 2011 a. 32.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 254 - Environmental health.
254.015 - Departmental power; designation.
254.02 - Health risk assessments.
254.04 - Authority of department of safety and professional services.
254.12 - Use or sale of lead-bearing paints.
254.13 - Reporting requirements.
254.151 - Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants.
254.152 - Delegation to local health departments.
254.156 - Definition of lead poisoning or lead exposure.
254.158 - Screening recommendations.
254.162 - Screening requirements.
254.164 - Care for children with lead poisoning or lead exposure.
254.166 - Response to reports of lead poisoning or lead exposure.
254.167 - Conduct of lead investigation.
254.168 - Lead investigations of facilities serving children under 6 years of age.
254.172 - Prevention and control of lead-bearing paint hazards in dwellings and premises.
254.174 - Technical advisory committees.
254.176 - Certification requirements.
254.178 - Accreditation of lead training courses and approval of lead instructors.
254.179 - Rules for dwellings and premises.
254.18 - Lead hazard reduction in dwellings and premises; renovations.
254.182 - Repayment to general fund.
254.19 - Asbestos testing fees.
254.20 - Asbestos abatement certification.
254.30 - Enforcement; penalties.
254.335 - Agreements with the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission transition.
254.35 - Registration of ionizing radiation installations.
254.365 - Licensing of radioactive material.
254.41 - Radiation monitoring of nuclear power plants.
254.52 - Lyme disease; treatment, information and research.
254.58 - Powers of villages, cities and towns.
254.59 - Human health hazards.
254.593 - Authority of the department and local health departments.
254.595 - Property violating codes or health orders.
254.92 - Purchase or possession of cigarettes or tobacco products by person under 18 prohibited.