# 42 CFR § 70.2: Measures in the event of inadequate local control

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 42 CFR § 70.2
- **Heading:** Measures in the event of inadequate local control
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—Public Health > CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER F—QUARANTINE, INSPECTION, LICENSING > PART 70—INTERSTATE QUARANTINE

## Text

Whenever the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines that the measures taken by health authorities of any State or possession (including political subdivisions thereof) are insufficient to prevent the spread of any of the communicable diseases from such State or possession to any other State or possession, he/she may take such measures to prevent such spread of the diseases as he/she deems reasonably necessary, including inspection, fumigation, disinfection, sanitation, pest extermination, and destruction of animals or articles believed to be sources of infection.

## Nearby sections

- [42 CFR § 70.1 § 70.1 General definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.1.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.2 § 70.2 Measures in the event of inadequate local control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.2.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.3 § 70.3 All communicable diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.3.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.4 § 70.4 Report of disease.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.4.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.5 § 70.5 Requirements relating to travelers under a Federal order of isolation, quarantine, or conditional release.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.5.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.6 § 70.6 Apprehension and detention of persons with quarantinable communicable diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.6.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.7 § 70.7 Responsibility with respect to minors, wards, and patients.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.7.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.8 § 70.8 Members of military and naval forces.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.8.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.9 § 70.9 Vaccination clinics.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.9.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.10 § 70.10 Public health prevention measures to detect communicable disease.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.10.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.11 § 70.11 Report of death or illness onboard aircraft operated by an airline.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.11.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.12 § 70.12 Medical examinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.12.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.13 § 70.13 Payment for care and treatment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.13.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.14 § 70.14 Requirements relating to the issuance of a Federal order for quarantine, isolation, or conditional release.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.14.md)

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