Whenever a general complaint is filed and the State Sealer determines that a violation may have occurred, he shall conduct an investigation of the complaint which may include any of the procedures or methods provided for in section 7, except that if the State Sealer determines that impoundment is reasonably necessary for the furtherance of the investigation, be shall impound only where the wood can be separately identified and he may impound wood no more than 24 hours in advance of examining the wood in question.
01-001 C.M.R. ch. 384, § 8