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§19-14-3. Powers and Duties of the Commissioner

WV Code § 19-14-3 (2019) (N/A)
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The commissioner has the power and authority to:

(a) Enter and inspect, during reasonable hours, any location where commercial feeds are manufactured, distributed, transported or used, and where records relating to the manufacture, distribution, shipment, labeling or sale of commercial feed are kept. Such inspection includes, but is not limited to, examining, photographing, verifying, copying, and auditing records as is necessary to determine compliance with this article, labels, consumer complaints, and papers relating to the manufacturing, distribution, sampling, testing and sale of commercial feeds.

(b) Open, examine, sample and test commercial feed, unmixed or unprocessed whole seeds, equipment, containers, transport containers, and packages used or intended to be used in the manufacture and distribution of commercial feeds.

(c) Issue permits and registrations pursuant to this article.

(d) Refuse, suspend, or revoke permits and registrations as provided in this article.

(e) Issue embargoes as provided in this article.

(f) Condemn and confiscate any product that is not brought into compliance with this article.

(g) Collect fees and penalties, and expend moneys under the terms of this article.

(h) Conduct sampling in accordance with the official methods published in the current edition of the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists and supplements thereto, or methods approved by the commissioner by rules.

(i) Conduct hearings as provided by this article.

(j) Assess civil penalties and refer violations to a court of competent jurisdiction.

(k) Obtain court orders directing any person refusing to submit to inspection, sampling, and auditing to submit.

(l) Establish and maintain feed testing facilities; establish reasonable fees for such tests; incur expenses; and conduct tests in accordance with the official methods published in the current edition of the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists and supplements thereto, or methods approved by the commissioner by rules.

(m) Be guided by the analytical results of the official sample when determining whether the commercial feed is deficient in any component.

(n) Report the analytical results on all official samples to the registrant and, in the case of deficient samples, also to the dealer and the purchaser, if known.

(o) Upon request made within thirty days from the date the official sample results are reported, furnish a portion of the official sample to the registrant.

(p) Publish and distribute annually a composite report containing: (1) The sales of commercial feeds and feed ingredients during the preceding period, (2) the results of the analysis of official samples as compared with the guarantee on the label, (3) firms responsible for the product, and (4) such other data the commissioner deems necessary: Provided, That the information on production and use so provided does not disclose the operations of any person.

(q) To cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state and other states, agencies of the federal government and foreign governments, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article.

(r) Promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, dealing with commercial feeds and enforcement of this article.

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§19-14-3. Powers and Duties of the Commissioner