Section 1204. Right of entry

The commissioner, officers and employees of
  the department may, in accordance with applicable law, enter upon public
  or private property for the purpose of making  surveys,  test  pits  and
  borings or other investigations necessary for the exercise of the powers
  or the performance of the duties of the department. Refusal by the owner
  or  the  agent of such owner to permit such entry shall be a misdemeanor
  and punishable by not more than thirty days' imprisonment or a  fine  of
  not more than five hundred dollars, or both.