Are mask mandates legal?

As a growing number of Idahoans speak out in opposition to mask mandates, we look into the legality of these health orders.

ABOUT "MASKMANDATES"RECENTLY... AND ONEQUESTION KEEPSCOMING UP.CAN LOCALAUTHORITIESREALLY REQUIREYOU TO WEAR AMASK... OR STAY ATHOME UNDERQUARANTINE?THE SHORTANSWER... IS YES..THERE ARE A FEWLAWS IN IDAHOCODE... THAT ALLOWLOCAL LEADERS TOPUT MANDATES INTOPLACE... TO PROTECTTHE COMMUNITYFROM DISEASE.SPECIFICALLYSTATING... "CITIESMAY ESTABLISH ABOARD OF HEALTH --AND PRESCRIBE ITSPOWERS ANDDUTIES... PASS ALLORDINANCES ANDMAKE ALLREGULATIONSNECESSARY..

TOPRESERVE THEPUBLIC HEALTH" ... OFCOURSE WITH THEGOAL OFPREVENTING "THEINTRODUCTION OFCONTAGIOUSDISEASE INTO THECITY."AND NO, THESELAWS AREN'T NEW."THE LEGISLATURE,IN YEARS PRIOR TOCOVID, PUT INTOPLACE LAWS THATGIVE POWER TOCOUNTIES, THAT GIVEPOWER TO CITIESINCLUDING MAYORS,AND GIVE POWER TOHEALTH DISTRICTS,TO MAKE SURE THEYCAN CONTROL THESPREAD OF DISEASEIF A DISASTEROUSDISEASE EVER TOOKPLACE.

"THE LAWS ALSOAPPLY TOQUARANTINE..STATING QUOTE THEDISTRICT BOARDSHALL HAVE THESAME AUTHORITY,RESPONSIBILITY,POWERS AND DUTIESIN RELATION TO THERIGHT OFQUARANTINE WITHINTHE PUBLIC HEALTHDISTRICT...SO..

WILL YOU GETARRESTED FOR NOTWEARING A MASK?PROBABLY NOT..BUT COULD YOU?YES.