Section 38-21-53 - Entry and inspection of premises by secretary.

38-21-53. Entry and inspection of premises by secretary. So far as it may be necessary to perform any duty pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of agriculture may enter upon any public or private premises at any reasonable time to inspect any pesticide-related equipment and the premises on which such equipment is kept or stored, to inspect lands actually or reportedly exposed to pesticides, to inspect storage or disposal areas, to investigate complaints of injury to humans or land, to examine any records required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter, or to sample pesticides being applied or to be applied.

Source: SL 1974, ch 255, § 31.