Section 120210 Of Chapter 3. Functions And Duties Of Local Health Officers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 105. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.
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. Whenever in the judgment of the department it is necessary
for the protection or preservation of the public health, each health
officer shall, when directed by the department, do the following:
(a) Quarantine or isolate and disinfect persons, animals, houses
or rooms, in accordance with general and specific instructions of the
department.
(b) Destroy bedding, carpets, household goods, furnishings,
materials, clothing, or animals, when ordinary means of disinfection
are considered unsafe, and when the property is, in the judgment of
the department, an imminent menace to the public health.
When the property is destroyed pursuant to this section, the
governing body of the locality where the destruction occurs may make
adequate provision for compensation in proper cases for those injured
thereby.