Section 75-29-19 - State Board of Health charged with enforcement of this chapter; regulatory authority not applicable to vending machines or micro markets

The State Board of Health is hereby charged with the enforcement of this chapter. The State Board of Health shall have the authority to establish such rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter as will best carry its provisions into effect, unless regulation of food as defined in this chapter is otherwise authorized by law. However, the regulatory authority provided to the board under this section shall not apply to the regulation of a vending machine or micro market as defined in Section 69-1-18, or to the food and beverages sold therefrom.Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 4671; 1930, § 4974; 1942, § 7124; Laws, 1910, ch. 132; Laws, 1997, ch. 430, § 6, eff. 7/1/1997.Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 338, HB 1206,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.