General duties of health department.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 9-4-2
in effectSec. 9-4-2. - General duties of health department.
It shall be the duty of the department of health to carry out the laws of the state and ordinances of the city in relation to public health and sanitation, together with its own regulations governing these subjects.
(Code 1967, § 32-2; Code 1985, § 16-2)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9-4HEDE_S9-4-2GEDUHEDEFetched: 10/28/2026
