IC 16-42-5-24 : Local health officers

Sec. 24. (a) For the purpose of enforcing IC 16-41-20, IC 16-41-23, IC 16-41-24, IC 16-41-34, or IC 16-42-5, the local health officers are food environmental health specialists subordinate to the state department.

(b) The state department shall provide to the local health officers who are food environmental health specialists guidelines concerning the interpretation of the state department's rules concerning food handling and food establishments so that enforcement of the state laws and rules is uniform throughout the state.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-20-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.137-1996, SEC.72; P.L.144-1996, SEC.13; P.L.266-2001, SEC.14; P.L.104-2003, SEC.7; P.L.86-2015, SEC.2.