(a) Powers. For the purposes of enforcement within the provisions of this Division of the San Bernardino County Code, whenever the words HEALTH OFFICER appear, they shall be deemed to mean and include the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino, or any duly appointed and authorized representative of the Health Officer.
(b) Arrests. The Health Officer and every Communicable Disease Investigator of Tuberculosis of the Health Department of the County of San Bernardino, who has the duty to enforce a statute or ordinance relating to communicable diseases of tuberculosis, may arrest a person for violation of such statute or ordinance as provided in Penal Code § 836.5. The authority conferred by this Section shall not make such officers safety members of the County Retirement System.
(Ord. 527, passed - -1958; Am. Ord. 1753, passed - -1972; Am. Ord. 1843, passed - -1973)