ยง 20. Access to place of business. The commissioner, each deputy
commissioner and the directors, counsel, experts, chemists, agents and
other officers and employees of the department shall have full access to
all places of business, factories, farms, buildings, carriages, cars and
vessels used in the production, manufacture, storage, sale or
transportation within the state of any dairy products or any imitation
thereof, or of any article or product with respect of which any
authority is conferred by this chapter on the department. They may
examine and open any package or container of any kind containing or
believed to contain any article or product, which may be manufactured,
sold or exposed for sale in violation of the provisions of this chapter,
or of the rules of the department, and may inspect the contents therein,
and take therefrom samples for analysis.
Structure New York Laws
Article 2 - Department of Agriculture and Markets; Jurisdiction; General Powers and Duties
4 - Department of Agriculture and Markets.
5 - Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets.
11 - Other Officers and Employees.
13 - Salaries of Officers; Expenses.
16 - General Powers and Duties of Department.
16-A - Food Products Containing Nitrous Oxide; Packaging.
16-B - Public Awareness Campaign Regarding Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases.
20 - Access to Place of Business.
20-A - Search Warrant in Aid of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
21 - Interference With Department Employees in Performance of Duties; Bribery.
22 - Power to Administer Oaths and Compel Testimony.
23 - Records, Documents and Papers of the Department.
24 - Publication of Department Bulletins, Publications and Reports.
26 - Transfer of Property and Records in Custody of Council of Agriculture and Markets.
27 - Obtaining Title to Real Property by Purchase or Acquisition.