Section 001-384-10 - INVESTIGATIONS AND CHECK MEASUREMENT ON THE STATE SEALER'S INITIATIVEThe State Sealer may, on his own initiative and without any complaint, conduct such investigations and check measurements as he deems necessary to verify and ensure compliance with the requirements of the Wood Measurement Law and these Wood Measurement Rules.
A.Notice not required. The State Sealer is not required to give notice to any person before undertaking an investigation or check measurement on his own initiative.B.Check measurement procedures. Check measurements conducted under this section shall be performed in accordance with section 9. C.State Sealer's powers. At any time during or after an investigation or check measurement under this section, the State Sealer may: 1. Notify any person whose interests may be affected by the matter investigated or the check measurement;2. Invite persons whose interests may be affected to meet to discuss the matter investigated or the check measurement.D.Violations. Whenever, as a result of such an investigation or check measurement, the State Sealer has reason to believe that a violation of the Wood Measurement Rules has occurred, the State Sealer may issue preliminary findings and a determination and written findings as set forth in sections 11 and 12. 01-001 C.M.R. ch. 384, § 10