A. An inspector of the bureau may enter any building or proceed on to any premises at any reasonable time in the discharge of his official duties for the purpose of making an inspection of work performed or of testing any installation within the jurisdiction of the bureau.
B. An inspector may cause immediate discontinuance of service to any installation or device, appliance or equipment found to be dangerous to life or property because it is defective, of faulty design, not properly qualified or incorrectly installed, until the installation, device, appliance or equipment is made safe. Any device, appliance or equipment that is dangerous to life or property and cannot be made safe shall be removed by the bureau and properly disposed of.
C. The inspector shall order the correction of any defects or of any incorrect installation and shall issue a notice to the owner, lessee or renter outlining the corrections to be made in order to meet bureau requirements.
D. Any authorized representative of the bureau may enter any building or proceed on to any premises for investigation where an accident has occurred in which LP gas may have been a factor. The representative may remove any item which may have been a factor in the accident, and the item shall be retained by the bureau until all questions regarding the accident are resolved.
History: 1953 Comp., § 65-7-7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 362, § 8; 1977, ch. 245, § 130; 1993, ch. 186, § 8.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1973, ch. 362, § 8, repealed former 65-7-7, 1953 Comp., relating to licensing of operators and dealers and enacted a new 70-5-8 NMSA 1978.
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, deleted "LP gas" preceding "bureau" in Subsection A; added the second sentence in Subsection B; and in Subsection D, deleted "LP gas" preceding "bureau" in the first sentence and substituted "the" for "such" twice in the second sentence.
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