Section 31-5-21. Persons who may obtain inspection warrants; authorization of searches and inspections of property

   The commissioner or the commissioner of community health or his or her delegate or the director of any county board of health, in addition to other procedures now or hereafter provided, may obtain an inspection warrant under the conditions specified in this chapter. Such warrant shall authorize the commissioner or the commissioner of community health or the director of any county board of health, or the agents of any, or the Department of Agriculture, as appropriate, to conduct a search or inspection of property, either with or without the consent of the person whose property is to be searched or inspected, if such search or inspection is one that is elsewhere authorized under the rules and regulations duly promulgated under this title or any provision of law which authorizes licensure, inspection, or regulation by the Department of Public Health or a local agency thereof or by the Department of Community Health.

Code 1933, § 88-302A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 693, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1667, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 31; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 5-12/HB 214.