                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INVESTIGATION BY COMMISSIONER; RIGHT OF ENTRY AND INSPECTION (§ 3.2-4769)

A. The Commissioner, upon receiving a complaint or upon his own motion, may
investigate any violation of the provisions of this article. Such investigation
may include:

   1. The inspection of the books and records of any cotton handler;

   2. The inspection of any cotton, including the weighing and reweighing of a
   representative sample of cotton bales stored at the cotton handler&#8217;s
   premises; and

   3. The inspection of any place where cotton or any related record is or has
   been kept, stored, transported, or otherwise handled. In conducting the
   inspection, the Commissioner may enter any premises, including any building,
   yard, warehouse, storage facility, or transportation facility, in which cotton
   or any related record is or has been kept, stored, transported, or otherwise
   handled. In exercising such right of entry, the Commissioner shall enter the
   premises during its hours of operation.

B. Any cotton handler who is the subject of an investigation by the Commissioner
shall, upon request, assist the Commissioner in making any inspection.

HISTORY: 2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.37; 2008, c. 860.