{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3701.28","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.28","heading":"Powers of department when local authorities fail to act.","body":"When a contagious or infectious disease becomes or threatens to become epidemic in a municipal corporation or township, and the local authorities neglect or refuse to enforce efficient measures for its prevention, the director of health may appoint a medical or sanitary officer and such assistants as he may require, and authorize him to enforce such orders or regulations as the director deems necessary.","path":["Title 37 Health-Safety-Morals","Chapter 3701 Department of Health"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3701.28","current_through":"1953-10-01 (House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:34Z","sha256":"f73ba7fedc9614275ece82d092fc541a72636ee913d74270c1c3801d7c8addc9","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3701.262","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3701.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}