Upon presentation of appropriate credentials and upon consent of the owner or custodian, the Director or his designee shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time onto any property to inspect, investigate, evaluate, conduct tests or take samples for testing as he reasonably deems necessary in order to determine whether the provisions of any law administered by the Director or the Department, any regulations of the Department, any order of the Department or Director or any conditions in a permit by rule, license or certificate issued by the Director are being complied with. If the Director or his designee is denied entry, he may apply to an appropriate circuit court for an inspection warrant authorizing such investigation, evaluation, inspection, testing or taking of samples for testing as provided in Chapter 24 (§ 19.2-393 et seq.) of Title 19.2.
2009, cc. 808, 854.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality
§ 10.1-1182.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 10.1-1183. Creation of Department of Environmental Quality; statement of policy
§ 10.1-1184.1. Additional duties of Department; controversial permits
§ 10.1-1185. Appointment of Director; powers and duties of Director
§ 10.1-1186. General powers of the Department
§ 10.1-1186.01. Reimbursements to localities for upgrades to treatment works
§ 10.1-1186.1. Department to publish toxics inventory
§ 10.1-1186.1:1. Hazardous Waste Site Inventory
§ 10.1-1186.2. Supplemental environmental projects
§ 10.1-1186.2:1. Impact of electric generating facilities
§ 10.1-1186.4. Enforcement powers; federal court
§ 10.1-1186.6. Carbon market participation; submerged aquatic vegetation
§ 10.1-1187. Provision of the Code continued
§ 10.1-1187.2. Virginia Environmental Excellence Program established
§ 10.1-1187.3. Program categories and criteria
§ 10.1-1187.4. Procedures for participation
§ 10.1-1187.6. Approval of alternate compliance methods
§ 10.1-1187.7. Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards
§ 10.1-1188. State agencies to submit environmental impact reports on major projects
§ 10.1-1188.1. Department of Transportation to consider wildlife corridors
§ 10.1-1189. Department to review report and make statement to Governor
§ 10.1-1190. Approval of Governor required for construction of facility
§ 10.1-1191. Development of procedures, etc., for administration of chapter
§ 10.1-1192. Cooperation of state agencies
§ 10.1-1193. Watershed planning; watershed permitting; promotion and coordination
§ 10.1-1194. Watershed Planning and Permitting Coordination Task Force created; membership; duties
§ 10.1-1195. Watershed planning and permitting advisory panels
§ 10.1-1196. Guiding definition and principles
§ 10.1-1197. Cooperation of state agencies
§ 10.1-1197.3. Purposes of Fund; loans to small businesses; administrative costs
§ 10.1-1197.6. Permit by rule for small renewable energy projects
§ 10.1-1197.7. Review and authorization of projects
§ 10.1-1197.8. Limitation of State Corporation Commission authority
§ 10.1-1197.9. Enforcement; civil penalties; criminal penalties; injunctive relief