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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-181. Inspections and investigations by division.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-181. Inspections and investigations by division.

The director or any agents or employees of the division shall be permitted access in or upon any private or public property at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions, processes, methods of treatment, and records relating to the operation of any public water system, or in order to test any feature of a public water system, including its raw water source.

## History

Code 1933, § 88-2608, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 351, § 10.