Ark. Code Ann. § 20-57-203: Secretary of the Department of Health - Powers and duties

The Secretary of the Department of Health shall have:

(1) Power and authority to prevent the proliferation of infections, contagious, and communicable diseases resulting from unsanitary food service operations; and

(2) Direction and control over all sanitary and quarantine measures for dealing with all such diseases within the state and to suppress the diseases and prevent their spread.