Illinois Statutes Chapter 505. Agriculture § 30/9. Inspection, sampling and analysis

§ 9. Inspection, sampling and analysis. (a) For the purpose of enforcement of this Act, and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to its provisions, officers, or employees duly designated by the Director, upon presenting appropriate credentials, and a written notice to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, are authorized (1) to enter, during normal business hours, any factory, warehouse, or establishment within the State in which commercial feeds are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for distribution, or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold feeds; and (2) to inspect any factory, warehouse, establishment or vehicle and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and labeling therein. The inspection may include the verification of only the records, and production and control procedures as may be necessary to determine compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations established under Section 10(d) or other provisions of this Act.

(b) A separate notice shall be given for each inspection, but a notice shall not be required for each entry made during the period covered by the inspection. Each inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness. Upon completion of the inspection, the person in charge of the facility or vehicle shall be so notified.

(c) If the officer or employee making the inspection of a factory, warehouse, or other establishment has obtained a sample in the course of the inspection, upon completion of the inspection and prior to leaving the premises he shall give to the owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt describing the samples obtained.

(d) If the owner of any factory, warehouse, or establishment described in subsection (a), or his agent, refuses to admit the Director or his agent to inspect in accordance with subsections (a) and (b), the Director is authorized to obtain from any State Court a warrant directing the owner or his agent to submit the premises, records, vehicles, and any items described in the warrant to inspection.

(e) For the enforcement of this Act, the Director or his duly designated agent is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises including any vehicle of transport during regular business hours to have access to, and to obtain samples, and to examine records relating to distribution of commercial feeds.

(f) Sampling and analysis shall be conducted in accordance with methods published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, or in accordance with other recognized methods.

(g) The results of all analyses of official samples shall be forwarded by the Director to the person named on the label. When the inspection and analysis of an official sample indicates a commercial feed has been adulterated or misbranded and upon request within 30 days following the receipt of the analysis, the Director shall furnish to the registrant a portion of the sample concerned.

(h) The Director, in determining for administrative purposes whether a commercial feed is deficient in any component, shall be guided by the official sample obtained and analyzed as provided for in this Act.