14.1.5.020 Purpose

The purpose of this law is to: (a) establish the position, the appointment procedures, and the authority of the public health officer; (b) establish procedures and due process protections for public health orders such as voluntary and involuntary isolation and quarantine orders; (c) establish enforcement mechanisms for public health orders; and, (d) protect the health, safety, welfare, and survival of the Pueblo, its members, and others within the jurisdiction of the Pueblo.