Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION AND POWERS
38 §347-C. Right of inspection and entry

§347-C. Right of inspection and entry
Employees and agents of the department may:   [PL 2017, c. 137, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).]
1.  Property.  Enter any property at reasonable hours in order to inspect the property to take samples, inspect records relevant to any regulated activity or conduct tests as appropriate to determine compliance with any laws administered by the department or the terms and conditions of any order, regulation, license, permit, approval or decision of the commissioner or of the board; and  
[PL 2017, c. 137, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).]
2.  Buildings.  Enter any building with the consent of the property owner, occupant or agent, or pursuant to an administrative search warrant, in order to inspect the property or structure, including the premises of an industrial user of a publicly owned treatment works, and to take samples, inspect records relevant to any regulated activity or conduct tests as appropriate to determine compliance with any laws administered by the department or the terms and conditions of any order, regulation, license, permit, approval or decision of the commissioner or of the board.  
[PL 2017, c. 137, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 311, §4 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B5 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 794, §A6 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 137, Pt. A, §5 (RPR).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Chapter 2: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION AND POWERS

38 §341. Department (REPEALED)

38 §341-A. Department of Environmental Protection

38 §341-B. Rules

38 §341-C. Board membership

38 §341-D. Board responsibilities and duties

38 §341-E. Board meetings

38 §341-F. Administration

38 §341-G. Board of Environmental Protection Fund

38 §341-H. Departmental rulemaking

38 §342. Commissioner, duties

38 §342-A. Operations (REPEALED)

38 §342-B. Liability of fiduciaries and lenders

38 §343. Regulations (REPEALED)

38 §343-A. Rules (REPEALED)

38 §343-B. Preapplication and presubmission meetings

38 §343-C. Technical and Environmental Assistance Program

38 §343-D. Pollution Prevention and Small Business Assistance Advisory Panel (REPEALED)

38 §343-E. Voluntary response action program

38 §343-F. Reporting and disclosure requirements

38 §343-G. Environmental management systems (REPEALED)

38 §343-H. Clean Government Initiative

38 §343-I. Smart Tracks for Exceptional Performers and Upward Performers Program

38 §344. Processing of applications

38 §344-A. Outside review of applications

38 §344-B. Timetables for processing permit applications

38 §345. Hearings (REPEALED)

38 §345-A. Hearings

38 §346. Judicial appeals

38 §347. Violations (REPEALED)

38 §347-A. Violations

38 §347-B. Modification, revocation or suspension of license (REPEALED)

38 §347-C. Right of inspection and entry

38 §348. Judicial enforcement

38 §349. Penalties

38 §349-A. Mining rules (REPEALED)

38 §349-B. Debarment from department contracts