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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.70.170

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The secretary on his or her own motion or upon the complaint of any interested party, may investigate, examine, sample or inspect any article or condition constituting a threat to the public health including, but not limited to, outbreaks of communicable diseases, food poisoning, contaminated water supplies, and all other matters injurious to the public health. When not otherwise available, the department may purchase such samples or specimens as may be necessary to determine whether or not there exists a threat to the public health. In furtherance of any such investigation, examination or inspection, the secretary or the secretary's authorized representative may examine that portion of the ledgers, books, accounts, memorandums, and other documents and other articles and things used in connection with the business of such person relating to the actions involved.
For purposes of such investigation, the secretary or the secretary's representative shall at all times have free and unimpeded access to all buildings, yards, warehouses, storage and transportation facilities or any other place. The secretary may also, for the purposes of such investigation, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, as provided for in RCW 43.70.090 or the production of books and documents anywhere in the state.
[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 256; 1979 c 141 s 53; 1967 ex.s. c 102 s 3. Formerly RCW 43.20A.640 and 43.20.150.]

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Severability—1967 ex.s. c 102: See note following RCW 43.70.130.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: State of Washington Department of Health v. The GEO Group Inc
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State of Washington Department of Health v. The GEO Group Inc (2024) wawd · cites it 7× “, from denying it access to the Northwest ICE1 Processing Center (the 16 NWIPC) so that the agency may conduct an inspection under RCW 43.70.170. This state 17 statute authorizes DOH to inspect any place containing a condition constituting a threat to 18 the public health.”
State of Washington Department of Health v. The GEO Group Inc (2024) wawd · cites it 7× “, from denying it access to the Northwest 18 ICE1 Processing Center (the NWIPC) so that the agency may conduct an inspection under 19 RCW 43.70.170. This state statute authorizes DOH to inspect any place containing a 20 condition constituting a threat to the public health.”
The GEO Group Inc v. Inslee (2024) wawd · cites it 6× “17 at 24 (citing RCW 43.70.170; RCW 49.17.070; WAC 296-900-12005).”
Department of Labor and Industries v. Geo Secure Services LLC (2024) wawd · cites it 6× “C24-5029 BHS, is whether the Washington Department 7 of Health (DOH) is entitled to inspect the NWIPC under an entirely different statute, 8 RCW 43.70.170. That statute authorizes DOH to inspect any condition constituting a 9 threat to the public health.”
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