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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-45-11. Enforcement.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-45-11. Enforcement.

Each county board of health and its duly authorized agents are authorized and empowered to enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations relating to public swimming pools adopted and promulgated by the Department of Public Health and, in connection therewith, to enter upon and inspect the premises of a public swimming pool at any reasonable time and in a reasonable manner.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-45-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 549, § 3; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.

## Code Commission Notes

Ga. L. 2000, p. 126, § 1, Ga. L. 2000, p. 526, § 1, and Ga. L. 2000, p. 549, § 3 all enacted a Chapter 43 of Title 31. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, the chapter enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 526, § 1 has been redesignated as Chapter 44 of Title 31 and the Code sections therein redesignated accordingly. The chapter enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 549, § 3 has been redesignated as Chapter 45 of Title 31 and the Code sections therein redesignated accordingly.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).