22 §1320. Inspection of dwelling units and child-occupied facilities by department - Maine Statutes

Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE

Subtitle 2: HEALTH

Part 3: PUBLIC HEALTH HEADING: PL 1989, C. 487, §11 (RPR)

Chapter 252: LEAD POISONING CONTROL ACT

§1320. Inspection of dwelling units and child-occupied facilities by department

Any authorized representative of the department, upon presenting the appropriate credentials to the owner or occupant, or a representative of either, may inspect any dwelling unit or child-occupied facility at reasonable times for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of lead-based substances, and may remove samples or objects necessary for laboratory analysis. Inspections may be made only when there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there are lead-based substances in or upon the exposed surfaces of any dwelling unit or child-occupied facility, or upon the request of either the owner or the occupant with whom children reside, or when a case of lead poisoning has been reported. [1999, c. 276, §11 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

1973, c. 367, (NEW). 1975, c. 239, §6 (RPR). 1991, c. 810, §27 (AMD). 1999, c. 276, §11 (AMD).