§ 9-22. Inspection.

(a)

The local health authority shall inspect individual systems to ensure their proper functioning and performance in accordance with all laws, rules and regulations and is authorized to enter upon private premises at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner to inspect said systems.

(b)

The following procedure shall be used when an individual system fails to meet the established regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Owners shall receive a written notice from the Ouachita Parish Police Jury in conjunction with the local health authority to correct a system failure or malfunction within a specified period of time.

(2)

Failure to bring the individual system into compliance within said time period shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall authorize the local health authority, local governing authority, and parish legal counsel to declare the structures involved a nuisance and a public health hazard. The parish legal counsel is hereby authorized to undertake any appropriate legal action to enforce said order.

(Ord. No. 8586, 12-20-99)