Rule 40-7-18-.03 - Right of Entry(1) The Commissioner or his duly authorized agent shall have free access during all hours of operation and at all other reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which food is manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce and any vehicle being used to transport or hold such foods to commerce for the following purposes: (a) Of inspecting such factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle, any records of pathogen destruction, and any records of testing of samples or specimens of foods, ingredients, or environmental for the presence of poisonous or deleterious substances or other contaminants and the results thereof as may be required to determine if any of the provisions of this article are being violated; and(b) Of securing samples or specimens of any food or environmental samples, after paying or offering to pay for such samples.(2) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to make or cause to be made examinations of samples secured under 40-7-18-.07 to determine whether or not this article is being violated.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-7-18-.03
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-1, et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Right of Entry" adopted. F. Apr. 14, 2010; eff. May 4, 2010.Amended: F. Aug. 27, 2019; eff. Sept. 16, 2019.