Sec. 6. (a) A health officer or an inspector appointed under this article may, without a warrant, enter on or into any land, place, building, structure, or premises suspected of being rat infested for the discovery or destruction of rats.
(b) A person who obstructs a health officer or an inspector in the performance of the health officer's or inspector's duties commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-27-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease
Chapter 34. Pest Control: Specific Provisions for Eradication of Rats
16-41-34-2. Education Programs
16-41-34-4. Extermination and Destruction
16-41-34-5. Nuisance Abatement; Extermination and Destruction of Rats
16-41-34-6. Inspectors' Right of Entry; Penalty for Obstruction