Columbia Isolation of patient; disinfection or destruction of belongings ordinance (§ 11-99)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article IV. Diseases
In short: If the health officer deems it necessary, people with communicable diseases must be isolated under the officer's rules, and belongings infected with dangerous contagious disease germs must be disinfected as the officer directs, or destroyed when public health demands.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
In all cases where the health officer shall deem it necessary, persons with communicable diseases shall be isolated under such regulations and rules as the health officer shall prescribe, and belongings infected by germs of dangerous contagious diseases shall be disinfected as the health officer may direct, or destroyed when public health demands.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-99
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.