44-17-708 - Inspections. [Effective January 1, 2010 until June 30, 2014. See the Compiler's Notes.] - Tennessee Statutes

44-17-708 Inspections. [Effective January 1, 2010 until June 30, 2014. See the Compiler's Notes.]

(a)  The premises of any commercial breeder shall be made available to the commissioner or the commissioner's representative for inspection during normal business hours. The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall make or cause to be made such inspections or investigations of the premises and records as considered necessary. The commissioner's representative shall not be permitted to inspect the premises of a commercial breeder pursuant to this subsection (a) unless the representative is a state employee.

(b)  (1)  If an inspection reveals a violation of this part or departmental rules promulgated to implement this part, the commissioner shall give the commercial breeder a detailed list of the violations found during the inspection.

     (2)  The commercial breeder shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the inspection to correct all violations contained on the list provided by the commissioner.

     (3)  At the end the thirty-day period, the commercial breeder shall notify the department in writing of the actions taken to correct the violations. The premises of the commercial breeder may be reinspected to determine compliance with this part or applicable rules and regulations. If all violations contained on the list have been corrected and no other violations found, no further action shall be taken against the commercial breeder with regard to those violations.

     (4)  If at the reinspection the commissioner finds that the commercial breeder has not corrected all violations on the list, the commissioner may assess a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation of this part or the rules promulgated under this part.

[Acts 2009, ch. 591, § 1.]