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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-221.5: Right of entry to enforce certain sanitation requirements.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 113. Conservation and Development.
- SUBCHAPTER IV. CONSERVATION OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
- Article 17. Administrative Provisions; Regulatory Authority of Marine Fisheries Commission and Department.
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.)
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