Mendota Municipal Code Ch. 8.04 Health Regulations Generally

All doctors and all persons in charge of hospitals or emergency hospitals or druggists treating persons who have been involved in accidents, serious or otherwise, or persons who have been struck by bullets or otherwise have suffered personal injuries shall as soon as possible thereafter report such injuries to the police department, giving the name and address of the person or persons bringing such injured persons to said doctor or hospital. In no case shall the period of time within which to make such report be in excess of twenty-four (24) hours after treating or observing injuries.

(Prior code § 8.06.007)

It is the intention of the city council to establish regulations or standards which will provide reasonable health standards, and to provide for general control of conditions constituting hazards or dangers to health and life and for the abatement of these conditions through the entire city. It is declared and established that compliance with the Health and Safety Code of the state and all amendments thereto and all ordinances of the county pertaining to health, regulations thereof and abatement of the same, is prima facie evidence of such reasonable health standards and is also prima facie evidence of reasonable methods to be used, procedures to be followed, and laws, rules and regulations to be enforced in respect to the same, where not in conflict with any provision of this title or other city ordinance on the same subject. The foregoing codes and ordinances and all amendments thereto are incorporated by reference and made a part of this chapter as the health code of the city as though set forth in full herein, where not in conflict with any provision of this title or other city ordinance on the same subject.

(Prior code § 6.01.001)