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The commissioner is authorized to establish rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Subpart for the purpose of properly enforcing this Subpart. It shall be his duty to faithfully and impartially enforce the provisions of this Subpart, and, for that purpose, he shall have full access, ingress and egress at all reasonable hours to any place where petroleum products are stored, transported, sold,or offered for sale. He is also authorized to open and inspect any case, package, or other container, tank, pump, vehicle tank, or storage tank. He may enter upon any barge, vessel, or other vehicle of transportation, and may take samples from any vehicle tank, not exceeding two litres or one-half gallon per sample, for analysis. He may, with instruments conforming to the weights and measures adopted by him in accordance with this Chapter, check any commercial weighing or measuring device or the volume or weight of contents of any tank, pump, vehicle tank, storage tank, or any other type of container. He is also authorized to inspect all books and records of manufacturers, common or contract carriers, or distributors of petroleum products which may be necessary for the proper enforcement of this Subpart. The commissioner is also authorized to deputize from time to time any sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, or other like officer in the state to take a specific sample, whose duty it shall be to send or deliver to the commissioner the sample taken.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 3, § 4680. Commissioner, powers and duties - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-3-sect-4680/
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