(A) Authority of town officials. The approving authority and other duly-authorized employees of the town or authority who bear proper credentials and identification are entitled to enter any public or private property at any reasonable time for the purpose of enforcing this chapter.
(B) Safety precautions. Anyone acting under this authority shall observe the establishment’s rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security and fire protection.
(C) Purposes for entry. The approving authority and other duly-authorized employees of the town or authority who bear proper credentials and identification are entitled to enter all private properties through which the town holds a negotiated easement for the purpose of:
(1) Inspection, observation, measurement sampling or repair;
(2) The maintenance of any portion of the sewerage system lying within such easements; or
(3) Conducting any other authorized activity.
(D) Compliance with negotiated easements. All activities shall be conducted in full accordance with the terms of the negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(E) Inquiries restricted. No persons acting under the authority of this section may inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper or other industries, beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kinds and sources of discharge to the public sewers.
(Prior Code, § 9-3-11) Penalty, see § 52.99