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.