2-2462.   Enforcement.For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act, thesecretary or his or her agent or the county or district attorney or theiragents may enter any premises at any reasonable time, in order:

      (1)   To have access for the purpose of inspecting any equipment subjectto this act and such premises on which such equipment is kept or stored;or

      (2)   to inspect or sample lands and crops actually or reported to be exposedto pesticides; or

      (3)   to inspect storage or disposal areas; or

      (4)   to inspect or investigate complaints of injury to humans, crops or land; or

      (5)   to sample pesticides being applied or to be applied; or

      (6)   to observe the use and application of a pesticide.

      Should the secretary, his or her agent or the county or district attorneyor their agents be denied access to any land where such access was sought for thepurposes authorized, the secretary or the county or district attorney mayapply to any courtof competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to suchland for said purposes. The court may upon such application, issue thesearch warrant for the purposes requested.

      The enforcement of the criminal provisions of this act shall be the dutyof, and shall be implemented by, the county or district attorneys of thevarious counties or districts. In the event a county or district attorneyrefuses to act, the attorney general shall so act. The secretary is chargedwith the duty of enforcing all other provisions of this act.

      History:   L. 1976, ch. 1, § 25; Oct. 21, 1977.