Tennessee § 7-81-309 - Sanitary inspector.
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§ 7-81-309. Sanitary inspector.
It is the duty of the sanitary inspector to thoroughly and carefully inspect the premises of each resident of the town, and to remove and abate all nuisances at such times as the assembly may prescribe, and to perform such other duties as the assembly may impose. The sanitary inspector shall, during such inspector's term of office, be vested with the powers and duties of a constable within the corporate limits of the town, but shall not serve civil process. The sanitary inspector's compensation and the manner of paying the compensation shall be fixed by the assembly. The sanitary inspector shall not be required to reside within the corporate limits of the town. Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 25; Shan., § 2023a50; Code 1932, § 3681; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2530. Collateral References. Right to maintain action to enjoin public nuisance as affected by existence of pollution control agency. 60 A.L.R.3d 665.
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