§ 176 - Inspectors and certificates of inspection
§ 176. Inspectors and certificates of inspection
The secretary may employ inspectors to inspect farm products marked, branded or labeled in accordance with official grades or standards established and promulgated by the secretary for the purpose of determining and certifying the quality and condition thereof and other material facts relative thereto. Certificates issued in pursuance of such inspection and executed by the inspector shall state the date and place of inspection, the grade, condition and approximate quality of the farm products inspected and any other pertinent facts that the secretary may require. Such certificates and all federal certificates relative to the condition or quality of such farm products shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of the state of the facts required as aforesaid to be stated therein. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)