61-16.2-11. Authority to enter and investigate lands or waters

61-16.2-11. Authority to enter and investigate lands or waters The department or any community must notify all landowners prior to making any entry upon any lands and waters in the state for the purpose of making an investigation, survey, removal, or repair contemplated by this chapter. An investigation of a nonconforming use or existing construction or structure must be made by the department either on the department's own initiative, on the written request of an owner of land abutting the watercourse involved, or on the written request of a community.