Section 7-256 - Right of entry. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-256. Right of entry.
 

(a)  Entry for purpose of inspection.- 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: 

(1) To inspect the hazardous substance facility; 

(2) To obtain water, waste, soil, or air samples; 

(3) To drill test wells; and 

(4) To measure the volume and kinds of substances that are received, treated, stored, or disposed of. 

(b)  Municipality.- 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. 
 

[NR § 8-1413.2; 1982, ch. 240, § 2; 1989, ch. 409.]