§ 8.04.010. Powers and duties.

The health officer may, whenever he deems it necessary, examine, or cause to be examined by some competent physician, all persons entering the city of Hoonah, from any town, city, district, location state or other place when the officer has reason to believe there are any cases of cholera, yellow fever, smallpox, or other contagious or infectious diseases; and for the purpose of making such examination, the health officer shall have authority to enter any ship, steamboat or other watercraft, or any vehicle; and the health officer may direct and enforce the cleansing and purifying of any such ship, steamboat or other watercraft, or any vehicle; and the health officer may provide by and with the consent of the city council, a suitable place for the temporary detention of persons, who have been exposed to the infection of cholera, yellow fever, smallpox or other infectious or contagious diseases, and the health officer shall have the power to order and compel the person or persons to remain in such place of detention for such time as may be necessary, and to forbid and prevent any and all communications with such person or persons. The health officer shall have the power to forbid or prevent any and all persons living or being in or about such house or premises where any person has been sick with small pox, cholera, yellow fever or any other infectious or contagious disease, and from leaving such house or premises without first having obtained permission to do so from the health officer. It shall be the duty of the health officer to enforce all ordinances containing provisions for the protection of public health; to make inspections of foodstuffs and of the premises used for storing or selling of provisions as may be provided by ordinance; and shall perform such other duties and functions as may be required by statute or ordinance; and shall perform such other duties and functions as may be required by statute or ordinance.

(Prior code § 42.10.020)