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Exeter Municipal Code Ch. 8.04 Adoption of County Health Provisions
Exeter Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Exeter
Cite as: Exeter Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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State Law reference— Provisions on county health administration for cities, Health and Saf. Code §101375 et seq.
8.04.010 - Enforcement by county health officer.¶
Consent is given that the county health officer shall enforce and observe in the city all orders, quarantine regulations and rules prescribed by the state department of health and all other rules and regulations issue under the provisions of the Health and Safety Code and all statutes relating to the public health, all of which orders, regulations, rules and statutes are declared to be effective within the city.
(Ord. 177 §1, 1953)
8.04.020 - County ordinances adopted by reference.¶
Except as provided in this section, the following described ordinances, and/or sections of ordinances of the county are adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter with the same effect as if fully set forth in this chapter, and reference is made to copies of the ordinances which are on file in the office of the city clerk for further particulars.
A. Ordinance 258, except the phrase: "It shall be unlawful for the owner, tenant or person having charge or control of said premises to remove therefrom the substance so deposited or accumulated," as adopted by the board of supervisors of the county on February 21, 1939, and entitled "An ordinance providing for the sanitary disposal of human excreta, etc.," as amended by Ordinance 384 of the county as adopted by the board of supervisors of the county on April 12, 1949;
B. And Ordinance 346 of the county, as adopted by the board of supervisors of the county on June 3, 1947, and entitled "An ordinance relating to the regulation and manufacture, sale, transportation, storage, sale and serving of foods, confections, drinks, etc. requiring permits and prescribing penalties, etc.," and as amended by Ordinance 443 of the county as adopted by the board of supervisors of the county on October 24, 1951;
C. And Ordinance 361 of the county as adopted by the board of supervisors of the county on February 17, 1948, and relating to and regulating the business of cleaning septic tanks, cesspools and sewage seepage pits, requiring permits and prescribing penalties, etc.;
D. And Ordinance 316 of the county as adopted by the board of supervisors of the county on April 17, 1945, and entitled "An ordinance providing for the control and eradication of Rabies, etc., as amended by Ordinance 442 of the county as adopted by the board of supervisors of the county on October 24, 1950.
(Ord. 177 §2, 1953)
8.04.030 - Definitions.¶
Wherever any of the following names and terms are used in any of the ordinances adopted by Section 8.04.020 of this chapter, each shall have a meaning as follows:
A. "Board of supervisors of the county" means the city council of the city.
B. "County clerk," means the city clerk of the city.
C. "County of Tulare" means the city or the incorporated territory of the city of Exeter, as the agreement may require.
D. "Health officer" means the health officer of the city and his deputies and when the city has entered into an agreement with the county pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, Chapter 1, Part 11 of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code; the same means and includes the health officer of the county and his deputies.
(Ord. 177 §e, 1953)
8.04.040 - Fees—Collection.¶
Whenever the city has entered into an agreement with the county pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, Chapter 1, Part 11 of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, all fees required to be paid by the provisions of the ordinances adopted in Section 8.04.020 by reference, shall be collected by the health officer of the county and his deputies, and shall be accounted for, deposited and used as may be provided by the terms of said agreement.
(Ord. 177 §4, 1953)
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