{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-7-256","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 7–256","heading":"","body":"(a) At any reasonable time, a representative of the Department or a representative of the health department of the political jurisdiction where the hazardous substance facility is located may enter any hazardous substance facility:\n(1) To inspect the hazardous substance facility;\n(2) To obtain water, waste, soil, or air samples;\n(3) To drill test wells; and\n(4) To measure the volume and kinds of substances that are received, treated, stored, or disposed of.\n(b) If a municipality in which a hazardous substance facility is located does not have a health department, the mayor of the municipality may designate the municipal agency that may enter and inspect a hazardous substance facility under this section.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=7-256","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"5a2458e70cea883f7674d612616578be6c42e9f35124e35656e72157946f2bef","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-7-253","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-7-256.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}