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provisions, it may be detained by a representative for a period not | | to exceed 30 days, pending action under section 2522 or | | notification of a federal authority having jurisdiction over the | | product or animal.__The product or animal may not be moved by a | | person from the place at which it is located when detained, until | | released by the representative.__All official marks may be required | | by the representative to be removed from the product or animal | | before it is released, unless it appears to the satisfaction of the | | commissioner or the commissioner's designee that the product or | | animal is eligible to retain the marks. |
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| | | §2519-B.__Investigation; record keeping |
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| | | 1.__Investigation.__The commissioner may: |
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| | | A.__Gather and compile information and investigate the | | organization, business, conduct, practices and management of | | any person engaged in intrastate commerce and that person's | | business relationships; and |
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| | | B.__Require, by general or special orders, persons engaged | | in intrastate commerce to file with the commissioner, in the | | form that the commissioner may prescribe, annual or special | | reports or answers in writing to specific questions.__The | | person filing the reports or answers shall furnish the | | commissioner with any information the commissioner may | | require as to the organization, business, conduct, | | practices, management and relationship to other persons.__ | | The reports and answers must be made under oath or | | otherwise, as the commissioner may prescribe, and must be | | filed with the commissioner within a reasonable period, as | | the commissioner may prescribe, unless additional time is | | granted by the commissioner. |
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| | | 2.__Access to evidence.__For the purpose of this chapter, the | | commissioner at all reasonable times has access to and the right | | to copy documentary evidence of a person being investigated or | | proceeded against.__The commissioner may subpoena the attendance | | and testimony of witnesses and the production of all documentary | | evidence of a person relating to a matter under investigation or | | subject to administrative hearing.__The commissioner or the | | commissioner's designee may sign subpoenas, administer oaths and | | affirmations, examine witnesses and receive evidence. |
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| | | A.__The attendance of witnesses and the production of documentary | | evidence may be required at a designated place of hearing.__In a | | case of disobedience to a subpoena, the commissioner may invoke | | the aid of the District Court or the |
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