192.108 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHAPTER -- INSPECTIONS REQUIRED.
192.108 ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHAPTER -- INSPECTIONS
REQUIRED.
The department shall administer this chapter and rules adopted
pursuant to this chapter. The department is responsible for the
inspection of a dairy farm, milk plant, transfer station, or
receiving station to ensure compliance with this chapter and chapters
190 and 191. The department may enter into an inspection contract
with a person qualified to perform inspection services if the
agreement for the services is cost- effective and the quality of
inspection ensures compliance with state and federal law. A person
entering into an inspection contract with the department for the
purpose of inspecting premises, taking samples, or testing samples,
shall be deemed to be an agent of the department, and shall have the
same authority under this chapter provided to the department, unless
the contract specifies otherwise. The department shall review
inspection services performed by a person under an inspection
contract to ensure quality cost-effective inspections. If a person
is acting in a manner which is inconsistent with the provisions of
the applicable chapter or contract, the department may revoke the
inspection contract after notice and hearing, in the manner described
for permit revocation in section 192.107 and perform such acts as are
necessary to enforce this chapter. Except as provided in this
chapter or chapter 194, a person shall not charge a milk plant,
receiving station, or transfer station a fee for inspection relating
to milk or milk products. Section History: Recent Form
88 Acts, ch 1152, §6
C89, § 192.48
91 Acts, ch 74, §19
CS91, § 192.108
97 Acts, ch 94, § 3
Referred to in § 190.14, 191.9, 192.110