(a)
The city health director or his designated representative shall, after proper notification, have the right and authority at any time to go onto any premises within the city at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspections to ascertain if the premises are free from weeds, rubbish or other noxious or unhealthful matter. It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent such director or such of his employees from making such inspections or to interfere therewith in any manner.
(b)
If any person shall refuse to allow the health director or his authorized representative to enter into any property in the city for the purposes of conducting the inspection as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the director shall make application in the municipal court in the city for an administrative search warrant to be issued by the judge thereof. Such application shall contain an affidavit from the director or his authorized representative stating the reason for entry upon the premises and shall also state the time and general conditions for the entry. The municipal judge of the city is hereby authorized to issue administrative search warrants to allow the director to enter any premises within the city under terms and conditions as declared by the municipal court judge. The judge may also request that the chief of police furnish police officers of the city to assist in the enforcement of any warrant issued under the provisions of this section. It shall be unlawful for any person having control of any premises for which an administrative search warrant has been issued to prohibit the entry onto the premises by the persons as authorized under the administrative search warrant.
(1966 Code, § 17-13)