WSR 08-01-036
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Filed December 10, 2007,
2:51 p.m.
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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINIONWASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Washington attorney general issues formal published
opinions in response to requests by the heads of state
agencies, state legislators, and county prosecuting attorneys.
When it appears that individuals outside the attorney
general's office have information or expertise that will
assist in the preparation of a particular opinion, a summary
of that opinion request will be published in the state
register. If you are interested in commenting on a request
listed in this volume of the register, you should notify the
attorney general's office of your interest by January 2, 2008.
This is not the due date by which comments must be received.
However, if you do not notify the attorney general's office of
your interest in commenting on an opinion request by this
date, the opinion may be issued before your comments have been
received. You may notify the attorney general's office of
your intention to comment by calling (360) 664-3027, or by
writing to the Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney
General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100. When you
notify the office of your intention to comment, you will be
provided with a copy of the opinion request in which you are
interested; information about the attorney general's opinion
process; information on how to submit your comments; and a due
date by which your comments must be received to ensure that
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opinion requests via e-mail, you may visit the attorney
general's web site at www.atg.wa.gov/AGOOpinions/default.aspx
for more information on how to join our opinions listserv.
The attorney general's office seeks public input on the
following opinion request(s):
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Opinion Docket No. 07-12-01 |
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Request by Richard Weyrich |
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Skagit County Prosecutor |
Does a county Board of Health acting under RCW 70.05.060
have authority to: (a) order a public utility district (PUD) to add fluoride
to its water system;
(b) order a PUD to fluoridate a discrete portion of its
water system, over the PUD's objection;
(c) order one of several water utilities within the
county to fluoridate its water system, as opposed to enacting
an ordinance of county-wide applicability; or
(d) order a PUD to fluoridate where the order is
contingent on funding from a private third party?
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