{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-70.22.050","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 70.22.050","heading":"Powers and duties of secretary.","body":"To carry out the purpose of this chapter, the secretary of health may:\n(1) Abate as nuisances breeding places for mosquitoes as defined in RCW 17.28.170;\n(2) Acquire by gift, devise, bequest, lease, or purchase, real and personal property necessary or convenient for carrying out the purpose of this chapter;\n(3) Make contracts, employ engineers, health officers, sanitarians, physicians, laboratory personnel, attorneys, and other technical or professional assistants;\n(4) Publish information or literature; and\n(5) Do any and all other things necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter: PROVIDED, That no program shall be permitted nor any action taken in pursuance thereof which may be injurious to the life or health of game or fish.","path":["Title 70","Chapter 70.22"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70.22.050","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:11:41Z","sha256":"f3a2e00d78f3f162449803298ade1a01e739184818b6484c51e2f13de4a82a7d","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-70.22.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-70.22.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}