Gov’t Eyes Quarantine Cops

A proposal under “initial discussion” would see federal quarantine inspectors gain police powers to ticket scofflaws, the Public Health Agency said yesterday. Managers complained they had to rely on local police to issue tickets for breach of the Quarantine Act: “The Agency could not issue contravention tickets across the country.”

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