The Department of Public Health and the county boards of health and their duly authorized agents are authorized and empowered to enforce compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under this chapter and, in connection therewith, to enter upon and inspect the premises of any establishment or business at any reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, as provided in Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this title.
History. Code 1981, § 31-12A-10 , enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.
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For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
§ 31-12A-3. Smoking Prohibited in State and Local Government Buildings
§ 31-12A-4. Smoking Prohibited in Enclosed Public Places
§ 31-12A-7. Smoking Prohibited in Designated Nonsmoking Places
§ 31-12A-8. “No Smoking” Signs; Ashtrays Prohibited in Nonsmoking Areas
§ 31-12A-9. Public Education Program
§ 31-12A-10. Enforcement by the Department of Public Health and County Boards of Health
§ 31-12A-11. Local Operating Procedures
§ 31-12A-12. Other Laws, Rules, Regulations, and Ordinances Not Prohibited