Utah § 4-5-105 - Inspection of premises and records -- Authority to take samples -- Inspection results reported.

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§ 4-5-105. Inspection of premises and records -- Authority to take samples -- Inspection results reported.

Effective 5/14/2019
4-5-105. Inspection of premises and records -- Authority to take samples -- Inspection results reported.

(1)

An authorized agent of the department, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may:

(a)	enter at reasonable times a factory, farm, warehouse, or establishment in which food is manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce or after introduction into commerce;

(b)	enter a vehicle being used to transport or hold food in commerce;

(c)	inspect at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner a factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and labeling located within the factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle;

(d)

obtain samples necessary for the enforcement of this chapter if the department:

(i)	pays the posted price for the sample if requested to do so; and

(ii)	receives a signed receipt from the person from whom the sample is taken; and

(e)

have access to and copy all records of carriers in commerce showing:

(i)	the movement in commerce of food;

(ii)	the holding of food during or after movement in commerce; and

(iii)

the quantity, shipper, and consignee of food.

(2)	Evidence obtained under this section may not be used in a criminal prosecution of the person from whom the evidence was obtained.

(3)	A carrier is subject to the other provisions of this chapter by reason of the carrier's receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of food in the usual course of business as a carrier.

(4)

After the inspection of a factory, warehouse, consulting laboratory, or other establishment and before leaving the premises, the authorized agent making the inspection shall give the owner, operator, or agent in charge a written report describing any conditions or practices observed by the agent during the inspection which, in the agent's judgment, indicate that a food in the establishment:

(a)	consists in whole or in part of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance; or

(b)	has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby the food may have become contaminated with filth or been rendered injurious to health.

(5)	A copy of the report required under Subsection (4) shall be sent promptly to the department.

(6)

If the authorized agent making the inspection of a factory, warehouse, or other establishment has obtained a sample in the course of the inspection, the agent shall give to the owner, operator, or agent in charge:

(a)	a receipt describing the samples obtained; and

(b)	if an analysis is made of the sample for the purpose of ascertaining whether the food consists in whole or in part of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or is otherwise unfit for food, a copy of the results of the analysis.

Amended by Chapter 32, 2019 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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