Section 74.06. Inspections.

 

(1)   Minimum number of inspections. The agent shall conduct one or more inspections of each facility within the jurisdiction of the agent each fiscal year to determine the facility's compliance with subchs. III and IV of ch. 97 , Stats., and related administrative rules.

(2)   Inspection before issuance of permit. Before issuing a permit to a new facility or to a facility that has changed operators, the agent shall inspect the facility. Every inspection before issuance of a permit shall be conducted before the operator opens for business. The agent may not knowingly allow a facility to operate unless the facility has been properly issued a permit.

(3)   Inspection priorities. The agent shall give inspections that are made prior to issuance of permits and emergency complaint inspections priority over routine inspections.

(4)   Inspections by the department. The department may conduct an inspection of a facility in an agent's jurisdiction in response to an emergency, for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating the agent's permit issuance, inspection and enforcement program, or at the request of the agent. The department shall make a reasonable effort to notify the agent before an inspection is conducted.

Cr. Register, January, 1988, No. 385 , eff. 2-1-88; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, August, 1995, No. 476 ; renum. from DHS 192.06 Register June 2016 No. 726 ; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726 .