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(b) Any officer or inspector designated by the administrative authority, who has been deputized by the chief of police as a special officer for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the building, plumbing, electrical or housing codes (hereinafter referred to as "authorized personnel"), may arrest without warrant alleged violators by issuing a summons or citation in accordance with the procedure specified in this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed as barring such authorized personnel from initiating prosecution by warrant or such other judicial process as is permitted by statute or rule of court. (c) Any authorized personnel designated by the administrative authority, upon making an arrest for a violation of the building, plumbing, electrical or housing codes, may take the name and address of the alleged violator and shall issue to the violator in writing a summons or citation hereinafrer described, notifying the violator to answer the complaint to be entered against the violator at a place and at a time provided in the summons or citation. (d) There shall be provided for use by authorized personnel a form of summons or citation for use in citing violators of the building, plumbing, electrical or housing codes which does not mandate the physical arrest of such violators. The form and content of such summons or citation shall be as adopted or prescribed by the administrative judge of the district court and shall be printed on a form commensurate with the form of other summonses or citations used in modem methods of arrest, so designed to include all necessary information to make the same valid within the laws and regulations of the State of Hawaii and County of Hawaii. (e) In every case when a citation is issued, the original of the same shall be given to the violator; provided, that the administrative judge of the district court may prescribe by giving to the violator a copy of the citation and provide for the disposition of the original and any other copies. (f) Every citation shall be consecutively numbered and each copy shall bear the number of its respective original. Section 17-36. Injunctive action. The County of Hawaii may maintain an action for an injunction to restrain or remedy any violation of the provisions of this code and may take any other lawful action to prevent or remedy any violation. Section 17-37. Dangerous and insanitary construction. (a) Any portion of a plumbing system found by the administrative authority to be insanitary as defined herein is hereby declared to be a nuisance. "Insanitary" means a condition which is contrary to sanitary principles or is injurious to health. Conditions to which "insanitary" shall apply include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Any trap which does not maintain a proper trap seal. (2) Any opening in a drainage system, except where lawful, which is not provided with an approved water-sealed trap. (3) Any plumbing fixture or other waste discharging receptacle or device, which is not supplied with water sufficient to flush it and maintain it in a clean condition. 10