The department and the county boards of health and their duly authorized agents are authorized and empowered to enforce compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under this chapter and, in connection therewith, to enter upon and inspect the premises of a body art studio at any reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, as provided in Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this title.
(Code 1981, §31-40-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 446, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 2-1/SB 214.)
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted "The department" for "The Department of Public Health" at the beginning and substituted "body art studio" for "tattoo studio" near the end.
Law reviews.- For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).