The board or its duly authorized agent shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse or establishment in which drugs, devices or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed or held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such drugs, devices or cosmetics in commerce, for the purpose of inspecting such factory, warehouse, establishment or vehicle to determine if any of the provisions of the New Mexico Drug and Cosmetic Act [New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act] are being violated, and to secure samples or specimens of any drug, device or cosmetic after paying or offering to pay for such sample. It shall be the duty of the board to make or cause to be made examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether or not any provision of the New Mexico Drug and Cosmetic Act [New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act] is being violated.
History: 1953 Comp., § 54-6-44, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 23, § 19.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 1987, ch. 270, § 8 provided that references to the New Mexico Drug and Cosmetic Act shall be construed as references to the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.