Tennessee § 68-2-609 - Orders of county health officer.
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§ 68-2-609. Orders of county health officer.
The county health officer is empowered to order: The quarantine of any place or person, if the county health officer finds that quarantine is necessary to protect the public health from an epidemic; The closure of any public establishment, facility or building if the county health officer finds unsanitary conditions of such a nature and extent to significantly threaten the public health; or The closure of any public establishment, facility or building, if the county health officer is otherwise authorized by law to take that action. Acts 1985, ch. 172, § 1. Cross-References. Isolation or quarantine of persons infected with sexually transmitted diseases, § 68-10-106 . Quarantine of HIV, § 39-13-108 . Quarantine of person with communicable or contagious disease, § 68-5-103 . Quarantine, tuberculosis, title 68, ch. 9, part 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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