Delaware § 3506 Entering premises for inspection and enforcement; penalty for refusal

Delaware Statutes

§ 3506 — Entering premises for inspection and enforcement; penalty for refusal

Delaware § 3506

Title16

PartFood and Drugs

Ch. 35CANNERIES AND OTHER FOOD PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENTS

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 16, § 3506 (2026).

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(a)The Department of Health and Social Services, by its agent or representative, may enter upon the premises of any factory in this State engaged in the canning business for the purpose of inspecting and enforcing this chapter.

(b)Any person engaged in the canning business refusing access to the agent or representative of the Department of Health and Social Services or in any way interfering with such agent or representative in the exercise of the agent’s or representative’s duties, when other penalties are not provided in this chapter, shall, for each offense, be fined not more than $100. In default of the payment of any fine that may be imposed under this chapter, imprisonment may be imposed for a term, in the direction of the court, in lieu thereof.

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(a) The Department of Health and Social Services, by its agent or representative, may enter upon the premises of any factory in this State engaged in the canning business for the purpose of inspecting and enforcing this chapter.

(b) Any person engaged in the canning business refusing access to the agent or representative of the Department of Health and Social Services or in any way interfering with such agent or representative in the exercise of the agent’s or representative’s duties, when other penalties are not provided in this chapter, shall, for each offense, be fined not more than $100. In default of the payment of any fine that may be imposed under this chapter, imprisonment may be imposed for a term, in the direction of the court, in lieu thereof.

Legislative History

28 Del. Laws, c. 228, § 9 ; Code 1935, § 4083; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 3508; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 160 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 71 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 4