                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INVESTIGATIONS BY COMMISSIONER; RIGHT OF ACCESS; SECURING AND EXAMINING SAMPLES;
OBSTRUCTING COMMISSIONER; PENALTY (§ 3.2-4909)

The Commissioner shall make all necessary investigations pertinent to the
enforcement of this chapter.
		The Commissioner shall have free access during operating hours to any
establishment in which animal remedies are manufactured, processed, packed, sold
or offered for sale, to inspect such premises and to determine whether the
provisions of this chapter are being violated.
		The Commissioner may secure samples or specimens of any animal remedy after
paying or offering to pay for them, and he shall have an examination or analysis
made of such sample to determine whether the provisions of this chapter are
being violated. Any person who hinders or obstructs in any way the Commissioner
in the performance of his official duties is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-646.6; 1956, c. 517; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-835; 1972, c.
741; 1994, c. 910; 2008, c. 860.