Earlier editions: 2026-09
Division 1 — ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL REGULATIONS
San Bernardino County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Health Officer
San Bernardino County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Bernardino County
Cite as: San Bernardino County Municipal Code Chapter 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 31.0101 Health Officer—Appointment and Duties.¶
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 101000, the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. It shall be the duty of the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino, or his or her authorized representative, to enforce in the County of San Bernardino, outside of incorporated cities, the terms of the Health Code for the County of San Bernardino.
(Ord. 527, passed - -1958; Am. Ord. 1805, passed - -1973; Am. Ord. 1843, passed - -1973; Am. Ord. 2606, passed - -1981)
§ 31.0102 Authorized Representative of the Health Officer.¶
(a) Powers. For the purposes of enforcement within the provisions of this Division of the San Bernardino County Code, whenever the words HEALTH OFFICER appear, they shall be deemed to mean and include the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino, or any duly appointed and authorized representative of the Health Officer.
(b) Arrests. The Health Officer and every Communicable Disease Investigator of Tuberculosis of the Health Department of the County of San Bernardino, who has the duty to enforce a statute or ordinance relating to communicable diseases of tuberculosis, may arrest a person for violation of such statute or ordinance as provided in Penal Code § 836.5. The authority conferred by this Section shall not make such officers safety members of the County Retirement System.
(Ord. 527, passed - -1958; Am. Ord. 1753, passed - -1972; Am. Ord. 1843, passed - -1973)
§ 31.0103 Preparation and Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.¶
The Health Officer shall prepare and promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of control and regulation of the various places and businesses subject to the provisions of this Code, and for the information and guidance of the owners, operators and employees of such places and businesses. Such rules and regulations shall include and be in accord with the provisions of this Code and all other applicable ordinances, statutes and recognized public health and safety practices.
(Ord. 527, passed - -1958)
§ 31.0104 Interference with Health Officer.¶
No person shall resist or attempt to resist the entrance of the Health Officer into any railway car, stage, vehicle, building, room, lot or other place in the County of San Bernardino in the performance of his or her duty or shall refuse to obey any lawful order of the Health Officer made in the performance of his or her duties within the power conferred upon him or her by law or by this Code.
(Ord. 527, passed - -1958)
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