113-221.5. Right of entry to enforce certain sanitation requirements.
The Secretary of Environmental Quality and a local health director shall each have the delegable right of entry upon the premises of any place where entry is necessary to enforce the provisions of G.S. 113-221.2(a) or the rules adopted by the Marine Fisheries Commission or a local board of health. If consent for entry is not obtained, an administrative search and inspection warrant shall be obtained pursuant to G.S. 15-27.2. However, if an imminent hazard exists, no warrant is required for entry upon the premises. (2016-94, s. 14.15.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development
§ 113-221.1 - Proclamations; emergency review.
§ 113-221.5 - Right of entry to enforce certain sanitation requirements.
§ 113-222 - Arrest, service of process and witness fees of inspectors.
§ 113-223 - Reciprocal agreements by Department generally.
§ 113-224 - Cooperative agreements by Department.
§ 113-225 - Inspectors not to have financial interest in fisheries.
§ 113-226 - Administrative authority of Department; administration of funds; delegation of powers.
§ 113-228 - Adoption of federal regulations.
§ 113-229 - Permits to dredge or fill in or about estuarine waters or State-owned lakes.
§ 113-230 - Orders to control activities in coastal wetlands.