§ 31-5-1. Adoption of Rules and Regulations

All rules and regulations of the Department of Public Health and any county board of health shall be adopted after due notice to and hearing by persons and parties affected thereby; and such rules and regulations shall be maintained in a book kept for that purpose, orderly arranged and indexed and subject to inspection by […]

§ 31-5-10. Notifying Department or Board of Health of Conditions on Private Property Which Are Injurious to the Public; Inspection Warrant; Notice to Owner and Occupant; Abatement

The provisions of this Code section shall apply only in those counties of this state having a population of 450,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 or any future such census. Any person who knows or suspects that a condition exists on private property, which condition is injurious to the […]

§ 31-5-2. Hearings

Hearings shall be required for any and all quasi-judicial actions and in any other proceeding required by this title or the Constitution of Georgia. All such hearings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” History. Code 1933, § 88-304, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, […]

§ 31-5-3. Appeals

Any person who is a party to a proceeding and who is aggrieved or adversely affected by any final order or action of a county board of health or agency of the department may have review thereof by appeal to the department. Any person who is a party to a proceeding and who is aggrieved […]

§ 31-5-4. Testimony or Production of Evidence by Compulsory Process

The testimony of any witnesses or the production of any books, papers, records, documents, physical objects, or other evidence for inspection may be compelled by any superior court of competent jurisdiction on application of the department or any county board of health seeking such process. History. Code 1933, § 88-303, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, […]

§ 31-5-5. Classification of Confidential and Privileged Materials

The department and county boards of health are authorized by regulation to classify as confidential and privileged documents, reports and other information and data obtained by them from persons, firms, corporations, municipalities, counties, and other public authorities and political subdivisions, where such matters relate to secret processes, formulas, and methods or where such matters were […]

§ 31-5-6. Distribution of Rules

The department and all county boards of health are directed to prescribe and make available for distribution the rules of practice and procedure to implement this chapter. History. Code 1933, § 88-308, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.

§ 31-5-7. Application of This Chapter

This chapter shall apply to all other chapters of this title and all amendments hereafter enacted with respect thereto unless provided otherwise expressly or by necessary implication. History. Code 1933, § 88-309, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.

§ 31-5-8. Penalty for Violations of the Provisions of This Title

Any person violating the provisions of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, provided that this Code section shall not apply to violations of the provisions of Chapter 20, 22, or 24 of this title. History. Code 1933, § 88-301, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1. Law reviews. For article, “Mandatory […]

§ 31-5-9. Injunctions for Enjoining Violations of the Provisions of This Title; Supersedeas; Attachment for Contempt; Injunctions to Abate Public Nuisances; Where Actions May Be Instituted

The Department of Public Health and all county boards of health and the Department of Community Health, as appropriate, are empowered to institute appropriate proceedings for injunction in the courts of competent jurisdiction in this state for the purpose of enjoining a violation of any provision of this title as now existing or as may […]