Title 2, Chapter 13, Section 13
( 2-13-13)
(a) For the purpose of enforcing this chapter and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions, officers or employees duly designated by the Commissioner, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, are authorized to enter, during normal business hours, any factory, warehouse, or establishment within this state in which commercial feeds are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for distribution and any vehicle being used to transport or hold such feeds and to inspect, at reasonable times, within reasonable limits, and in a reasonable manner, such factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and labeling therein. The inspection may include the verification of only such records and production and control procedures as may be necessary to determine compliance with the good manufacturing practice regulations established under paragraph (8) of Code Section 2-13-10. Each such inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness. Upon completion of the inspection, the person in charge of the facility or vehicle shall be so notified. (b) If the officer or employee making such inspection of a factory,
warehouse, or other establishment has obtained a sample in the
course of the inspection, upon completion of the inspection and
prior to leaving the premises he shall give to the owner, operator,
or agent in charge thereof a receipt describing the samples
obtained. (c) If the owner of any factory, warehouse, or establishment
described in subsection (a) of this Code section or his agent
refuses to admit the Commissioner or his agent to inspect the
premises in accordance with subsection (a), the Commissioner is
authorized to obtain from any court of this state a warrant
directing such owner or his agent to submit the premises described
in such warrant to inspection. (d) For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the Commissioner or
his duly designated agent is authorized to enter upon any public or
private premises, including any vehicle of transport, during regular
business hours, to have access to, to obtain samples of, and to
examine records relating to distribution of commercial feeds. (e) Sampling and analysis shall be conducted in accordance with
methods published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists
or with other generally recognized methods. (f) The results of all analyses of official samples shall be
forwarded by the Commissioner to the person named on the label and
to the purchaser. When the inspection and analysis of an official
sample indicates that a commercial feed has been adulterated or
misbranded and upon request within ten days following receipt of the
analysis, the Commissioner shall furnish to the licensee a portion
of the sample concerned. (g) The Commissioner, in determining for administrative purposes whether a commercial feed is deficient in any component, shall be guided by the official sample as defined in paragraph (12) of Code Section 2-13-1 and obtained and analyzed as provided for in subsections (c), (e), and (f) of this Code section. |