Public health nuisance definition

Public health nuisance means the use of any premises or place in a manner which creates conditions that significantly increase the risk of a public health hazard occurring or which compromises any aspect of public health to an extent that is more than trivial or insignificant, and without limitation, includes those circumstances in which a public health nuisance is considered to exist in terms of Schedule 1 of the Msunduzi Municipal Public Health By-Laws of 2015;
Public health nuisance means any condition with the potential to cause or promote pathogens, infection, or disease in any individual or the public in general.
Public health nuisance means an act, condition, or thing, specified in A.R.S. § 36-601, or any practice contrary to the health laws of this state that is harmful to the health of the public.

Examples of Public health nuisance in a sentence

  • Public health nuisance encompasses a disturbance that, according to medical or hygienic assessment, could detrimentally affect people’s health and that is neither insignificant nor completely temporary.

  • Example: Public health nuisance complaint investigation program (detailed in the Environmental Services section): 325 complaints investigated in CY 2020 (21% increase over CY 2019) as per CT PHC definition of “nuisance complaint” including corrective and the issuance of Legal Order to Comply, enforcement through arrest process and Housing Court or contract abatement action and priority lien assessed.

  • Example: Public health nuisance complaint investigation program (detailed in the Environmental Services section): 168 complaints investigated in CY 2021 as per CT PHC definition of “nuisance complaint” including corrective and the issuance of Legal Order to Comply, enforcement through arrest process and Housing Court or contract abatement action and priority lien assessed.

  • Public health nuisance determinations made by local sanitarians or public health officials may be submitted with an Abridged Application for potential consideration of prioritization and scoring; however only Nuisance Determinations issued by TWDB or DSHS are accepted as documentation for grant allocation purposes.

  • Grant Calculation Methodology⮚ The maximum amount of grant available will be 70 percent per project.⮚ The grant percentage for a project cannot exceed 50 percent unless a public health nuisance exists, as determined by either the TWDB or the Department of State Health Services (DSHS).⮚ Public health nuisance determinations made by local sanitarians or public health officials may be submitted with an abridged application for potential consideration of prioritization and scoring.


More Definitions of Public health nuisance

Public health nuisance means any dwelling, accessory structure, building and/or adjacent property, or motor vehicle, trailer or boat associated with a clandestine drug lab site are create a potential threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of West Fargo and hereby declared to be a public health nuisance.
Public health nuisance means a condition on private or public property, which threatens, or could reasonably be expected to threaten, the health or safety of the public. A threat to the health and safety of the public shall include any condition or activity which is reasonably likely to cause death, disease, illness, physical harm, or is likely to cause an unsanitary condition, which may cause disease, illness or death.
Public health nuisance means any condition that presents or may present a threat or hazard to the public health, public safety, and the environment.
Public health nuisance means the use of any premises or place in a manner that creates conditions that significantly increase the risk of a public health hazard occurring or that compromises any aspect of public health to an extent that is more than trivial or insignificant.
Public health nuisance means the use of any premises or place in a manner that creates conditions that significantly increase the risk of a public health hazard occurring or that compromises any aspect of the public health to an extent that is more than trivial or insignificant, and without limitation, includes those circumstances in which a public health nuisance is considered to exist in terms of section 5; and
Public health nuisance means all dwellings, accessory structures and buildings or adjacent property associated with a clandestine drug lab site are potentially unsafe due to health hazards and are considered a public health nuisance.
Public health nuisance means any activity or failure to act that adversely affects the public health.