{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3707.12","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.12","heading":"Destruction of infected property.","body":"The board of health of a city or general health district may destroy any infected clothing, bedding, or other article that cannot be made safe by disinfection, and shall furnish to the owner of the articles a receipt, of which the board shall keep a complete and accurate copy, for articles so destroyed. The receipt shall show the number, character, condition, and estimated value of the articles destroyed. When a building, hut, or other structure has become infected with a dangerous communicable disease, and cannot, in the opinion of the board, be made safe by disinfection, the board may have the building, hut, or other structure appraised and destroyed.","path":["Title 37 Health-Safety-Morals","Chapter 3707 Board of Health"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3707.12","current_through":"1981-04-09 (House Bill 965 - 113th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:34Z","sha256":"ae426671bc85e338702daa159745c5340e0e99d534881fe108cd607d5ef3f87b","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3707.11","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3707.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}