137.5 - JURISDICTION OF COUNTY AND CITY BOARDS. - Iowa Statutes

137.5 JURISDICTION OF COUNTY AND CITY BOARDS. The county board shall have jurisdiction over public health matters within the county, except as set forth herein and in section 137.13. The council of any city having a population of twenty-five thousand or more, according to the latest federal census, may appoint a city board of health in the manner specified in sections 137.3 and 137.4 or the council may appoint itself to act as the city board of health. The city board shall have jurisdiction within the municipal limits.          Section History: Early Form [C31, 35, § 2246-c1; C39, § 2246.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 138.1; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 137.5]