Section 9-261 - Record keeping; right of entry of representative of Secretary; injunctive action. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-261. Record keeping; right of entry of representative of Secretary; injunctive action.
 

(a)  Record keeping - Required of certain persons.- The following sanitary districts and persons shall keep any record that the Secretary requires: 

(1) Any sanitary district or person who supplies water, ice, sewerage, or refuse disposal service to the public; 

(2) Any person who owns an industrial establishment; and 

(3) Any person who owns a private water supply system or private sewerage system. 

(b)  Record keeping - Availability to Secretary.- Any sanitary district or person who keeps a record under subsection (a) of this section shall make the record available to the Secretary on request. 

(c)  Right of entry of representative of Secretary.-  

(1) To determine compliance with any regulation, permit, or order of the Secretary, a representative of the Secretary may: 

(i) Enter any private property; 

(ii) Enter any building, structure, or land owned by a sanitary district or person who supplies water, ice, sewerage, or refuse disposal service to the public; and 

(iii) Collect samples, records, and information. 

(2) To determine compliance with pretreatment requirements of this title, a representative of the Secretary may: 

(i) Enter any building, structure, or land of an industrial establishment that is or may be subject to pretreatment requirements; and 

(ii) Collect samples, records, and information. 

(d)  Injunctive actions.- The Secretary may bring an action for an injunction to enforce this section without showing lack of an adequate remedy at law. 
 

[HE § 9-222; 1987, ch. 612, § 2.]