<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-15. - Enforcement.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">General services director.</span> The general services director or his designee shall have the authority to enforce
               those sections of this chapter, as the county manager shall designate.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Right of entry onto premises.</span> Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection in the course of an investigation
               required by this chapter, the general services director or designee are hereby empowered
               to enter upon property upon which there is reasonable cause to believe a violation
               exists at any reasonable time to inspect the same, but only if the consent of the
               person in possession of the premises is freely given or a search or inspections warrant
               is obtained as hereafter provided.
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               (1)
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               If such property is occupied, the general services director or designee shall first
               present credentials to the occupant and request entry, explaining the reasons therefor.
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               (2)
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               If such property is unoccupied, the general services director or designee, officer
               shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the person having charge or control
               of the property, present proper credentials and request entry, explaining the reasons
               therefor.
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               (3)
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               If such entry is refused or cannot be obtained because the person having charge or
               control of the property cannot be found after due diligence, the general services
               director or designee shall obtain an administrative search warrant to conduct a search
               or inspection of the property.
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               (c)
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               The employees of the Durham County Solid Waste Division are hereby empowered to issue
               civil citations upon the observance of a violation of this chapter.
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               (Ord. of 12-13-99, Â§ 1; Ord. of 5-9-16(1))
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