7-3-1346. Department of health. The director of the department of health shall be a physician legally authorized to practice medicine and surgery in Montana. Except as otherwise provided in this part or part 12, the director of the department of health shall have the powers and perform the duties conferred on and required of coroners and county health officers and local health officers by the general laws of the state. He shall also have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance.

     History: En. Sec. 80, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.81, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3521.