§ 177 - Access to buildings or places; examination - Vermont Statutes

§ 177. Access to buildings or places; examination

The secretary, in person or by deputy, shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any building or other place wherein it is reasonably believed that farm products marked, branded or labeled in accordance with official grades established and promulgated by the secretary are being marketed or held for commercial purposes. He or she shall also have power, in person or by deputy, to open any bags, crates or other containers containing such farm products and examine the contents thereof and, upon tendering the market price, may take samples therefrom. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)