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                                  TITLE  37
                             FOOD, DRUGS, AND OIL
                                  CHAPTER 27
                        UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
    37-2741.  ADMINISTRATIVE INSPECTIONS AND WARRANTS. (a) Issuance and
execution of administrative inspection warrants shall be as follows:
    (1)  A magistrate, within his jurisdiction, and upon proper oath or
affirmation showing probable cause, may issue warrants for the purpose of
conducting administrative inspections authorized by this act or rules
hereunder, and seizures of property appropriate to the inspections. For
purposes of the issuance of administrative inspection warrants, probable cause
exists upon showing a valid public interest in the effective enforcement of
this act or rules hereunder, sufficient to justify administrative inspection
of the area, premises, building or conveyance in the circumstances specified
in the application for the warrant;
    (2)  A warrant shall issue only upon an affidavit of a designated officer
or employee having knowledge of the facts alleged, sworn to before the judge
or magistrate and establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant. If the
judge or magistrate is satisfied that grounds for the application exist or
that there is probable cause to believe they exist, he shall issue a warrant
identifying the area, premises, building, or conveyance to be inspected, the
purpose of the inspection, and, if appropriate, the type of property to be
inspected, if any. The warrant shall:
    (A)  State the grounds for its issuance and the name of each person whose
    affidavit has been taken in support thereof;
    (B)  Be directed to a person authorized by section 37-2740, Idaho Code, to
    execute it;
    (C)  Command the person to whom it is directed to inspect the area,
    premises, building, or conveyance identified for the purpose specified
    and, if appropriate, direct the seizure of the property specified;
    (D)  Identify the item or types of property to be seized, if any;
    (E)  Direct that it be served during normal business hours and designate
    the judge or magistrate to whom it shall be returned;
    (3)  A warrant issued pursuant to this section must be executed and
returned within ten (10) days of its date unless, upon a showing of a need for
additional time, the court orders otherwise. If property is seized pursuant to
a warrant, a copy shall be given to the person from whom or from whose
premises the property is taken, together with a receipt for the property
taken. The return of the warrant shall be made promptly, accompanied by a
written inventory of any property taken. The inventory shall be made in the
presence of the person executing the warrant and of the person whose
possession or premises the property was taken, if present, or in the presence
of at least one (1) credible person other than the person executing the
warrant. A copy of the inventory shall be delivered to the person from whom or
from whose premises the property was taken and to the applicant for the
warrant;
    (4)  The judge or magistrate who has issued a warrant shall attach thereto
a copy of the return and all papers returnable in connection therewith and
file them with the clerk of the court in the county in which the inspection
was made.
    (b)  The board may make administrative inspections of controlled premises
in accordance with the following provisions:
    (1)  For purposes of this section only, "controlled premises" means:
    (A)  Places where persons registered or exempted from registration
    requirements under this act are required to keep records; and
    (B)  Places including factories, warehouses, establishments, and
    conveyances in which persons registered or exempted from registration
    requirements under this act are permitted to hold, manufacture, compound,
    process, sell, deliver, or otherwise dispose of any controlled substance.
    (2)  When authorized by an administrative inspection warrant issued
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section an officer or employee designated
by the board, upon presenting the warrant and appropriate credentials to the
owner, operator, or agent in charge, may enter controlled premises for the
purpose of conducting an administrative inspection.
    (3)  When authorized by an administrative inspection warrant, an officer
or employee designated by the board may:
    (A)  Inspect and copy records required by this act to be kept;
    (B)  Inspect, within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner,
    controlled premises and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished
    material, containers and labeling found therein, and, except as provided
    in subsection (b)(5) of this section, all other things therein, including
    records, files, papers, processes, controls, and facilities bearing on
    violation of this act; and
    (C)  Inventory any stock of any controlled substance therein and obtain
    samples thereof;
    (4)  This section does not prevent the inspection without a warrant of
books and records pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued in accordance
with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, nor does it prevent entries and
administrative inspections, including seizures of property, without a warrant:
    (A)  If the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the controlled premises
    consents;
    (B)  In situations presenting imminent danger to health or safety;
    (C)  In situations involving inspection of conveyances if there is
    reasonable cause to believe that the mobility of the conveyance makes it
    impracticable to obtain a warrant;
    (D)  In any other exceptional or emergency circumstance where time or
    opportunity to apply for a warrant is lacking; or
    (E)  In all other situations in which a warrant is not constitutionally
    required;
    (5)  An inspection authorized by this section shall not extend to
financial data, sales data, other than shipment data, or pricing data unless
the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the controlled premises consents in
writing.