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2019 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Public Health
Chapter 431 - State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Public Health Laws
Section 431.143 - Environmental public health programs.
Universal Citation: OR Rev Stat § 431.143 (2019)
Environmental public health programs established under ORS 431.141 must protect the public from illness, injury, disability and death caused by exposure to physical, chemical or biological factors in the environment and must include, but are not limited to:
(1) Testing and analysis for purposes related to environmental health;
(2) Preventing and investigating environmental health hazards, including radioactive materials, animal bites and vector-borne diseases;
(3) Inspecting and educating the operators of:
(a) Restaurants and other food service establishments;
(b) Recreation sites, lodges and swimming pools;
(c) Septic systems;
(d) Potable water systems;
(e) Radiological equipment; and
(f) Hospitals and other health care facilities; and
(4) Promoting land use planning and sustainable development activities that create positive health outcomes. [2015 c.736 §19]
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