(A) An appointee of the Board of Commissioners, the County Health Officer, County Surveyor, County Engineer or their agent, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter property for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Unless invited by the property owner or his or her agent, oral or written notification shall be given a property owner indicating the purpose of the inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing.
(B) Authorized persons exercising the right of inspection given by this section shall, to the extent possible, use due care to avoid damage to a property, shall not commit criminal trespass under I.C. 35-43-2-2, and are liable only for the actual damages they cause to property.
(’86 Code, § 4-45) (Ord. 1995-12B, passed 12-11-95; Am. Ord. 2014-2A, passed 2-18-14)