The state of Virginia checks all restaurants to make sure the conditions are sanitary. This is an example of which of the following?

A. criminal law
B. civil statutes
C. federal health law
D. public health statutes
E. civilian protection acts

D. public health statutes

In all states, public health statues help guarantee the health and well-being of citizens. All public health statutes provide for guarding against unsanitary conditions in public facilities, inspecting establishments where food and drink are processed and sold, exterminating pests and vermin that can spread disease, checking water quality, setting up measures of control for certain diseases, and requiring physicians, school nurses, and other health care workers to file certain reports for the protection of citizens.

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