Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.
Article 13 People's governments at all levels shall organize mass health activities, carry out health education on the prevention of infectious diseases, advocate civilized and healthy lifestyles, improve the public's awareness and ability to cope with infectious diseases, strengthen environmental sanitation construction, and eliminate the harm of rodents and vectors such as mosquitoes and flies. The administrative departments of agriculture, water conservancy and forestry of the people's governments at all levels are responsible for guiding and organizing the elimination of rodents and schistosomiasis hazards in farmland, lakes, rivers, pastures and forest areas, as well as the hazards of other animals and vectors that spread infectious diseases. The administrative departments of railways, transportation and civil aviation shall be responsible for organizing the elimination of rodents, mosquitoes, flies and other vectors in vehicles and related places.
Article 54 When performing the duties of supervision and inspection, the health administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level has the right to enter the inspected unit and the site where the epidemic situation of infectious diseases occurs to investigate and collect evidence, consult or copy relevant materials and collect samples. The inspected entity shall cooperate with it and shall not refuse or obstruct it.