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and investigations. Such inspections and investigations may include confirmation of proper placement of materials in containers, edible food recovery activities, records, or any other requirement of this article described herein. Failure to provide or arrange for: (1) access to an entity's premises; or (2) access to records for any inspection or investigation is a violation of this article and may result in penalties described. (c) Any records obtained by city during its inspections and other reviews shall be subject to the requirements and applicable disclosure exemptions of the Public Records Act as set forth in Government Code Section 6250 et seq. (d) City enforcement official is authorized to conduct any inspections, remote monitoring, and/or other investigations as reasonably necessary to further the goals of this article, subject to applicable laws. (e) City enforcement official shall receive written complaints from persons regarding an entity that may be potentially non -compliant with SB 1383 regulations, including receipt of anonymous complaints. Sec. 16-40. - Enforcement. (a) Violations of SB 1383 requirements (1) Violation of the SB 1383 requirements of this article shall constitute grounds for issuance of a notice of violation and assessment of a fine by city enforcement official or representative. Except as otherwise provided, enforcement actions under this article are issuance of an administrative citation, designated as an infraction, and assessment of a fine. The city's procedures on imposition of administrative fines are hereby incorporated in their entirety, as modified from time to time, and shall govern the imposition, enforcement, collection, and review of administrative citations issued under this section. (2) Other remedies allowed by law may be used, including civil action or prosecution as misdemeanor or infraction. City may pursue civil actions in the California courts to seek recovery of unpaid administrative citations. (3) Process for enforcement (A) City enforcement official will monitor compliance with this article, including the organics waste diversion requirements thereof, randomly and through compliance reviews, route reviews, investigation of complaints, and an inspection program that may include remote monitoring. (B) City may issue an official notification to notify regulated entities of its obligations under this article. (C) For incidences of prohibited container contaminants found in containers, city will issue a notice of violation to any generator found to have prohibited container contaminants in a container. Such notice will be provided by cart tag or other communication immediately upon identification of the prohibited container contaminants or within one (1) day after determining that a violation has occurred. If the city observes prohibited container contaminants in a generator's containers on more than three (3) consecutive occasion(s), the city may assess contamination processing fees or contamination penalties on the generator. Ordinance No. NS-3017 Page 36 of 42