Water Wars

My work kinda sucks. We are in the midst of our busy season, and our pool & hot tub have been shut down by the state inspector for multiple violations including unsatisfactory chemical levels, unsafe water, and poor pool operator knowledge (by pool operators I guess he means the janitors, who posed as pool operators during the inspection). Plus, we are repeat offenders. I can't remember an inspection that did not result in us getting shut down, and still we fail to do what must to be done to keep our pool open. Of course, management's reaction (just like the last few times this happened here) is to accuse the inspector of having an obsessive vendetta, though it seems to me that even if he was out to ruin us we would know that by now and take extra precautions to insure that we meet his standards, no matter how outlandish they may be. The numerous shut-downs may support the theory of vendetta, but I'm just not buying it. Anyway, instead of trying to fix the violations my boss decided that the inspector sucks, not us, and that we should ignore his orders (and the big orange "Pool + Spa Closed by the State of Oregon" sign he bolted to the gate) and just leave it open anyway. By "we" he means me, since my owner and boss are never around and I am the only employee on the property during my 3-11 shifts.
I refused to leave it open, and my thinking is this- If the inspector does have a crazy grudge against this place, what is stopping him from coming back unannounced to see if he can catch us red-handed? And if my boss is willing to blatantly break the law and disobey orders from the state, how can I trust him to have my back if a sticky situation arises? Would he take responsibility, or would he throw me under the bus and deny that he ever gave the order to leave it open?
I decided not to find out (I think I already know the answers), so I guess I'm the asshole around here right now. I told the boss that I don't disagree that the inspector sucks, and that our pool very well might be totally clean and safe for swimming, but that is all beside the point. I said that while I am at the front desk I will obey the state orders, reasonable or not. I am not the morality police, but I am also not in a position to afford a hefty fine or worse. He wasn't happy...
The next day I arrived for work and saw that the pool gate was not only open, but completely covered in towels (to hide the sign). I had to close it all over again, much to the dismay of all the guests who were already enjoying the forbidden fruits. I wish the inspector had just locked the damned gate himself, but maybe he was tempting us to open it so he could lay his pent-up vengeance upon us?!
I don't care either way. Pretty responsible and adult of me, huh? What's wrong with me lately?