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Pennsylvania Statutes, Title 11

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Title 11, CITIES

46 chapters · 482 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 11482 Ch 110, Council50 Ch 124, Corporate Powers48 Ch 143, Pensions41 Ch 129, Streets23 Ch 123, Public Health22 Ch 119, Contracts19 Ch 118, Accounts and Finances16 Ch 144, Civil Service15 Ch 109, City Officers and Employees12 Ch 127A, Nuisance Abatement12 Ch 102, Procedures for Incorporation11 Ch 104, Creation and Division of Wards11 Ch 114, City Treasurer11 Ch 126, Licenses and License Fees11

22 sections·Filtered byTitle 11✕Ch 123✕

11 Pa.C.S. § 12300 Definitions
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The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Public nuisance" or "nuisance." A nuisance detrimental to the public health, unless a different meaning is specified.
11 Pa.C.S. § 12301 Board of health
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A city shall have a board of health. Council may, by ordinance, create a board of health or council shall be the board of health. If council is the board of health, members of council shall receive no additional compensation for serving on the board.
11 Pa.C.S. § 12302 Members of appointed boards of health
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(a) General rule.--Council shall appoint five members to a board of health created by ordinance. Appointed members shall serve without compensation. Except in the case of an appointed member who is a licensed or certified health care professional with a principal office in the ci…
11 Pa.C.S. § 12303 Oath of office
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(a) General rule.--Each member of the board of health shall take the oath of office prescribed in section 10905 (relating to oath of office, violation of oath and penalty). (b) Organization.--The board of health shall organize annually on the first Monday of January and shall ele…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12304 Duties of secretary

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The secretary of the board shall: (1) Keep the minutes of the proceedings of the board and accurate accounts of the expenditures of the board. (2) Draw all requisitions for the payment of money on account of the board of health from appropriations made by council to the board and…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12305 Health officer

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(a) Selection and oath.-- (1) Council shall, by ordinance, determine the manner and method of selection of a health officer who shall be an individual with experience or training in public health work and who shall be or shall become certified for the office of health officer by …

11 Pa.C.S. § 12306 Duties of health officer

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(a) General rule.--The health officer shall: (1) Attend all regular and special meetings of the board of health. (2) Be available for the prompt performance of the health officer's official duties. (3) Quarantine places of communicable diseases in accordance with law and with the…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12307 Duties of board of health

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(a) General rule.--The board of health shall prevent or diminish the introduction or further spread of infectious or contagious diseases and otherwise to protect and increase the public health by: (1) regulating access to places of infection or contagion; (2) isolating carriers o…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12308 Powers of board of health

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The board of health shall: (1) If authorized by council, employ agents and employees at rates of compensation approved by council. (2) Enter upon any premises within the city, as a body or by committee or by its agents or employees, which are suspected of infectious or contagious…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12309 Effect of rules and regulations

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Rules and regulations adopted by the board of health shall be presented to council for its approval subject to the following: (1) Council may approve, by ordinance, the rules and regulations submitted by the board of health. (2) Upon approval by council, the rules and regulations…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12310 Fees and penalties

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All fees and penalties collected or received by the board of health or a board officer acting in an official capacity shall be paid to the city treasurer for use by the city.

11 Pa.C.S. § 12311 Proceedings of board of health to be public

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The proceedings of the board of health shall be public and its journal of proceedings shall be open to public inspection.

11 Pa.C.S. § 12320 Determination of public nuisances

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(a) General rule.--A condition or usage in a city, whether public or private, determined by the board of health to be detrimental to the public health shall constitute a public nuisance. (b) Powers.--The powers of investigation and entering upon premises vested in the board of he…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12321 Abatement of public nuisances by designated department

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(a) Duty to report.--If, in accordance with this subchapter, the board of health determines that a public nuisance exists, it shall report its determination, along with any request for summary abatement, to the department designated by council in section 127A02 (relating to repor…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12330 Board of directors of corporation to be appointed members of board of health

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(a) General rule.--Council may, by ordinance, appoint the members of a board of directors of a nonprofit corporation as the board of health for the city for a term of five years, provided that the nonprofit corporation: (1) Has as its principal purpose to substantially preserve a…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12332 Power of board

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The board of health under this subchapter shall have all the power and authority and perform the duties prescribed by law upon boards of health of cities.

11 Pa.C.S. § 12333 Health officer

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Pursuant to section 12305(b) (relating to health officer), council may appoint the manager or chief administrator of a nonprofit corporation as the principal health officer of the city.

11 Pa.C.S. § 12334 Secretary

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The secretary of the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation under this subchapter may serve as secretary of the board of health.

11 Pa.C.S. § 12335 Filling of vacancies

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(a) General rule.--Council may appoint successors for vacancies on the board of health that occur: (1) As five-year terms of board members expire. The successors shall serve for five-year terms. (2) For any other reason, but a successor appointment shall be for the unexpired port…

11 Pa.C.S. § 12337 No compensation for members

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The members of the board of health under this subchapter shall serve without compensation from the city.

11 Pa.C.S. § 12338 Applicability of subchapter

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This subchapter shall be effective only under the circumstances set forth in section 12330 (relating to board of directors of corporation to be appointed members of board of health).

11 Pa.C.S. § 12340 Penalty

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Any person who: (1) violates any provision of this chapter or any order or regulation of the board of health made under the authority of this chapter; (2) violates any law, regulation or ordinance referred to or authorized by this chapter; (3) obstructs or interferes with any per…