North Carolina § 130A-352 - Creation and purpose of mosquito control districts.

§ 130A-352. Creation and purpose of mosquito control districts.

For the purpose of protecting and promoting the public health and welfare by providing for the control of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public health significance, mosquito control districts may be created in accordance with the provisions of this Part. A mosquito control district may be comprised of one or more contiguous counties or contiguous parts of one or more counties. History (1957, c. 1247, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2016-94, s. 12E.4, provides: "(a) As used in this section, the term vector means a living transporter and transmitter of the causative agent of a disease. "(b) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, shall establish and administer a vector surveillance program to protect the public health. In conducting the program, the Department shall do all of the following: "(1) Conduct vector surveillance. "(2) Characterize vector-borne disease risk. "(3) Recommend appropriate vector control measures. "(4) Evaluate the effectiveness of vector control measures. "(5) Provide comprehensive vector-borne disease consultation, communication, and education. "(c) The Commission for Public Health is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement the vector surveillance program established pursuant to this section." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2016.'" Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2016-2017 fiscal year." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.7, is a severability clause.