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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 10.17.02.08" title_num="10" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="02" heading="Inspections.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Monitor a swimming pool for compliance with this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Inspect the swimming pool as necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Right to Inspect.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Department may enter, at reasonable times, the property of a swimming pool for the purposes of inspecting, monitoring, and verifying information relative to the enforcement of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A person may not deny or interfere with the Department’s entry into a swimming pool under this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An operator shall permit a representative of the Department to examine and copy records of the swimming pool to verify information relative to the enforcement of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Report of Inspection. During a swimming pool inspection, the Department shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Record the inspection results on an inspection form prescribed by the Department;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Identify on the inspection form the conditions found that violate the provisions of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Notify the swimming pool operator on the inspection form to correct violations by a specific date; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide one copy of the inspection report to the swimming pool operator.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The completed inspection report is a public document that is available for public disclosure in accordance with State Government Article, §§10-611 — 10-628, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>