3.2-706 - Authority for inspections; warrants. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-706. Authority for inspections; warrants.

To effectuate the purpose of this article, the Commissioner may, with awarrant or with the consent of the owner, make reasonable inspections of anyproperty in the Commonwealth and may, without a warrant, stop and inspect, ina reasonable manner, any means of conveyance moving within the Commonwealth,upon probable cause that it contains or carries any pest, host, or otherregulated article subject to this article, and may make any other reasonableinspection of any property or means of conveyance for which, under theConstitution of the United States and the Constitution of the Commonwealth,no warrant is required.

In accordance with § 19.2-52, the appropriate persons have authority to issuewarrants for such inspections upon a showing by the Commissioner that thereis probable cause to believe that there exists in or on the property to beinspected a pest, host, or other regulated article subject to this article.

(1975, c. 29, § 3.1-188.26; 1980, c. 291; 2008, c. 860.)