[§145-24]  Authorization to inspect. Every law enforcement officer or other officer or employee as described insection 145-25 having probable cause to believe that the possession, sale, ortransportation of agricultural commodities is unlawful, may take reasonablesteps to detain the person having possession, selling, or transporting theagricultural commodities and request from the person being detained proof ofownership of the commodities. [L 1999, c 186, pt of §2]