2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 6 - Agriculture
Chapter 66 - Produce Inspection
§ 853 Farm inspections
§ 853. Farm inspections
(a)(1) The Secretary may inspect a produce farm during reasonable hours for the purposes of ensuring compliance with:
(A) the federal standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption, as adopted under 21 C.F.R. part 112; or
(B) the rules adopted under this chapter.
(2) This section shall not limit the Secretary's authority to respond to an emergency in order to prevent a public health hazard under section 21 of this title.
(b) After inspection, the Secretary may issue an inspection certificate that shall include the date and place of inspection along with any other pertinent facts that the Secretary may require.
(c) The Secretary may coordinate with other State agencies and organizations to carry out inspections at or near the same time on a given produce farm. (Added 2015, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 12, 2016.)
