§ 4120. Police powers; right of entry and stoppage
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 3 Pa.C.S.A. Agriculture
3 Pa.C.S.A. § 4120
§ 4120. Police powers; right of entry and stoppage
(a) Seizure without warrant.--With respect to the enforcement of this chapter and any other acts dealing with weights and measures, the department may seize for use as evidence without formal warrant, incorrect or unsealed weights and measures or amounts or packages of commodity found, prior to seizure, to be used, retained, offered or exposed for sale or sold in violation of law.
(b) Compliance.--In exercising its powers under section 4112 (relating to general testing and inspections) or 4116 (relating to investigations), the department is authorized to enter and go into or upon, without formal warrant, any structure, vehicle or premises and to stop any person whosoever and to require him to proceed with or without any vehicle of which he may be in charge to the nearest available testing apparatus tested and approved by the department, a city or a county.
Credits
1996, Dec. 18, P.L. 1028, No. 155, § 1, effective in 60 days.
3 Pa.C.S.A. § 4120, PA ST 3 Pa.C.S.A. § 4120
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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