North Carolina § 113-221 - 5. Right of entry to enforce certain sanitation requirements.
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§ 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. History (2016-94, s. 14.15.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2016-94, s. 14.15, enacted this section with a subsection (a) designation, but with no subsection (b). The subsection (a) designation has been removed at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2016-94, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2016.'" Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.7, is a severability clause.
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Section 113-221 ("5. Right of entry to enforce certain sanitation requirements.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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