1. (a) This section does not affect any public general law or public local law relating to health or the powers and duties of:

   1. (1) the Secretary of Health; or
   2. (2) a county board of health.
2. (b) A municipality may appoint a board of health and establish its powers and duties.

3. (c) A municipality may:

   1. (1) establish quarantine regulations;
   2. (2) authorize the removal or confinement of individuals having infectious or contagious diseases;
   3. (3) prevent and remove nuisances;
   4. (4) prevent the introduction of contagious diseases into the municipality; and
   5. (5) regulate any place where noxious things are manufactured, offensive trades are conducted, or that may cause unsanitary conditions or conditions detrimental to health.

4. (d) A municipality may:

   1. (1) regulate or prohibit the throwing or depositing of dirt, garbage, trash, or liquids in a public place; and
   2. (2) provide for the proper disposal of these materials.

5. (e) A municipality may:

   1. (1) regulate the interment of bodies; and
   2. (2) control the location and establishment of cemeteries.

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6.