§ 156.20 — Inspections and Samples
Plain-Language Summary
This section allows the Board of Veterinary Medicine to inspect veterinary facilities and collect drug samples when there are allegations of drug regulation violations. Inspections must happen during reasonable hours and cannot cover financial, pricing, or personnel records.
156.20 INSPECTIONS AND SAMPLES.
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Subdivision 1.Authority.
To enforce sections 156.16 to 156.19, a veterinarian must allow authorized representatives of the Board of Veterinary Medicine, after receiving allegations of a violation of sections 156.16 to 156.19 and upon presenting appropriate credentials to the veterinarian in charge, to:
(1) enter premises in which veterinary drugs are held for distribution in Minnesota at reasonable times, within reasonable limits, and in a reasonable manner;
(2) inspect pertinent records, equipment, materials, containers, and facilities bearing on whether veterinary drugs are in compliance with sections 156.16 to 156.19; and
(3) collect samples. §
Subd. 2.Limits on inspection.
An inspection authorized by this section may not extend to financial information, pricing information, personnel information, or sales information other than shipment information. An inspection must be started and completed with reasonable promptness.
History:
History: History:
1989 c 314 s 8