1. (a) The Secretary may:

   1. (1) Enter a covered farm, including a farm that has a qualified exemption, at a reasonable time, to inspect farm facilities, covered produce inventory, and any records that are required to be kept under § 16-104 of this title;
   2. (2) Copy any record that is required to be kept under § 16-104 of this title;
   3. (3) Take a reasonable sample of covered produce inventory to determine whether the farm is in compliance with the requirements of the Program; and
   4. (4) Enter a farm that claims it is not subject to the requirements of the Program, based on the average annual monetary value of produce sold by the farm during the previous 3-year period, to inspect and verify the farm's produce sales records.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the Secretary finds that a farm is in violation of the requirements of the Program, the Secretary may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale order to the farm.

   2. (2) A stop-sale order issued by the Secretary under this subsection shall remain in effect until the Secretary:

      1. (i) Finds the farm to be in compliance with the requirements of the Program; and
      2. (ii) Provides a written release from the stop-sale order.

Added by Acts 2019, c. 131, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.