TITLE 31

COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW

CHAPTER 8

POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

31-833.  emergency abatement of a catastrophic public nuisance. (1)  If a chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff determines that a public nuisance exists on federally managed land, and the chief executive officer of a county or the county sheriff also finds that the catastrophic public nuisance in question adversely affects, or constitutes a threat to, the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of the county, the chief executive officer of the county or the county sheriff may, after consulting with the attorney general, pursue all remedies allowed by law.

(2)  In seeking an emergency abatement of a catastrophic public nuisance, a chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff shall attempt, as much as possible, to coordinate with federal agencies and seek the advice of professionals, including private sector professionals, with expertise in abating a catastrophic public nuisance.

History:

[31-833, added 2016, ch. 366, sec. 1, p. 1077.]