Sec. 22-53. Taking of samples.
Sec. 22-53. Taking of samples. The Commissioner of Agriculture or any of his
agents may, at any reasonable time, enter any building or place where apples are packed,
stored, sold or offered or exposed for sale and may open therein any box or other container of any such apples and may take samples therefrom upon paying or tendering the
payment of the retail market price for the quantity of each such sample taken. Any person
who refuses to allow said commissioner or any of his authorized agents to enter any
premises described in this section, or otherwise interferes with him in the performance
of his duties of inspection under the provisions of this part, shall be subject to the penalties
specified in section 22-54.
(1949 Rev., S. 3091; 1957, P.A. 144, S. 6; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 20; P.A. 85-204, S. 11, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6,
S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 85-204 transferred inspection powers from commissioner of consumer protection to commissioner of agriculture; June 30 Sp. Sess.
P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective
July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments
of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.