§ 21-28-5.02 - Administrative inspections. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 21-28-5.02

   § 21-28-5.02  Administrative inspections.– The director of health may make administrative inspections of controlledpremises in accordance with the following provisions:

   (1) For purposes of this section only, "controlled premises"means:

   (i) Places where persons registered or exempted fromregistration requirements under this chapter are required to keep records; and

   (ii) Places including factories, warehouses, establishments,and conveyances in which persons registered or exempted from registrationrequirements under this chapter are permitted to hold, manufacture, compound,process, sell, deliver, or dispose of any controlled substance.

   (2) An officer or employee designated by the director ofhealth, upon presenting the appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, oragent in charge, may enter controlled premises for the purpose of conducting anadministrative inspection.

   (3) An officer or employee designated by the director ofhealth may:

   (i) Inspect and copy records required by this chapter to bekept;

   (ii) Inspect, within reasonable limits and in a reasonablemanner, controlled premises and all pertinent equipment, finished andunfinished material, containers and labeling found in the premises, and, exceptas provided in subdivision (4) of this section, all other things in thepremises, including records, files, papers, processes, controls, and facilitiesbearing on the enforcement of this chapter; and

   (iii) Inventory any stock of any controlled substance in thepremises and obtain samples of the controlled substance;

   (4) An inspection authorized by this section shall not extendto financial data, sales data, other than shipment data, or pricing data unlessthe owner, operator, or agent in charge of the controlled premises consents inwriting.