Procedure when shipment articles can be separated.

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(a) Within a specified time;

(b) At the expense of the owner or responsible party who authorized the separation; and

(c) Under the supervision of an official or of a person authorized by the inspector to exercise supervision.

(2) If the official who makes the inspection has other official work awaiting and it appears that the time required for separating and destroying the articles may exceed one hour, the official may authorize and deputize an appropriate person to supervise the separation of the infested or infected articles from the uninfested or uninfected articles and the destruction of the infested and infected articles. The person so authorized shall be paid by the owner or the party who authorized the separation, or by both, for services while supervising the separation and destruction of the articles. [Amended by 2015 c.203 §10]


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