West Virginia § 19-2-6 Inspection and quarantine powers of commissioner

West Virginia Statutes

§ 19-2-6 — Inspection and quarantine powers of commissioner

West Virginia § 19-2-6

Ch. 19AGRICULTURE

Art. 2MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

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W. Va. Code § 19-2-6 (2026).

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The commissioner or his agents shall during business hours have access to any place, premises, or conveyances where agricultural products are produced, handled, stored, transported, distributed, or sold, and to examine the books and records of any person affected by the provisions of this article. They shall have the power and authority to detain, embargo, or quarantine agricultural products when suspected of or found to be in violation of the provisions of this article, by affixing thereto a tag or other appropriate marking and giving notice thereof in writing. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or dispose of such detained, embargoed, or quarantined agricultural product by sale or otherwise without the permission of the commissioner or his agent or the courts. When an agricultu

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The commissioner or his agents shall during business hours have access to any place, premises, or conveyances where agricultural products are produced, handled, stored, transported, distributed, or sold, and to examine the books and records of any person affected by the provisions of this article. They shall have the power and authority to detain, embargo, or quarantine agricultural products when suspected of or found to be in violation of the provisions of this article, by affixing thereto a tag or other appropriate marking and giving notice thereof in writing. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or dispose of such detained, embargoed, or quarantined agricultural product by sale or otherwise without the permission of the commissioner or his agent or the courts. When an agricultural product detained, embargoed, or quarantined, as aforesaid, has been found by such agent to be in violation of the provisions of this article, he shall petition any court of competent jurisdiction, for the condemnation or disposal of such product.