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N-1.2 - Natural Products Act

Section 60
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Powers of inspectors
60(1)For the purposes of administering this Act and the regulations, orders and plans and ensuring compliance with this Act and the regulations, orders and plans, an inspector may at any reasonable time
(a) enter any place or premises used or being used for the storage, production, processing or marketing of farm products or that the inspector believes is being so used;
(b) enter any premises used for assembling, holding, slaughtering, storing, processing, grading, weighing or selling or offering for sale any livestock and inspect any livestock, facilities or equipment found in such premises;
(c) stop, enter and inspect any vehicle and its load;
(d) ride in or on such part of a vehicle and its load that the inspector considers necessary and for such period of time as the inspector considers necessary;
(e) require to be produced for inspection or for the purposes of obtaining copies or extracts, any books, shipping bills, bills of lading, sale records or other records or papers;
(f) detain a farm product for the time necessary to complete his or her inspection or until such time as the farm product complies with this Act and the regulations, orders and plans; and
(g) at the expense of the producer, packer or owner, take samples of farm products wherever or whenever he or she considers necessary.
60(2)Where an inspector has reason to believe that any regulated product is being produced, marketed or processed at any place other than a private dwelling place, the inspector may, during normal business hours, enter that place and examine and make copies or extracts of any book, record or other document kept there that, in his or her opinion, may contain any information relating to the regulated product.
60(3)On entering any place, premises, vehicle or load referred to in subsections (1) and (2), an inspector shall produce the certificate of his or her appointment as an inspector to the person in charge of the place, premises, vehicle or load.
60(4)The owner or person in charge of any place, premises, vehicle or load referred to in subsections (1) and (2) and any employees or agents of the owner or person in charge shall give an inspector all reasonable assistance to enable the inspector to carry out his or her duties and functions under this Act and the regulations, orders and plans and shall furnish the inspector with such information as the inspector may reasonably require.
60(5)An inspector may, as often as the Commission considers necessary, inspect the premises and dairy plant of any producer, milk dealer or milk vendor.
60(6)An inspector may at any place take samples of any dairy product for analysis, grading or testing, and the analysis, grades or tests of dairy products as determined by an inspector shall constitute the official analysis, grade or test and shall be the basis of final payment to a producer.