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[CITE: 15USC2065]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                   CHAPTER 47--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
 
Sec. 2065. Inspection and recordkeeping

    (a) For purposes of implementing this chapter, or rules or orders 
prescribed under this chapter, officers or employees duly designated by 
the Commission, upon presenting appropriate credentials and a written 
notice from the Commission to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, 
are authorized--
        (1) to enter, at reasonable times, (A) any factory, warehouse, 
    or establishment in which consumer products are manufactured or 
    held, in connection with distribution in commerce, or (B) any 
    conveyance being used to transport consumer products in connection 
    with distribution in commerce; and
        (2) to inspect, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner 
    such conveyance or those areas of such factory, warehouse, or 
    establishment where such products are manufactured, held, or 
    transported and which may relate to the safety of such products. 
    Each such inspection shall be commenced and completed with 
    reasonable promptness.

    (b) Every person who is a manufacturer, private labeler, or 
distributor of a consumer product shall establish and maintain such 
records, make such reports, and provide such information as the 
Commission may, by rule, reasonably require for the purposes of 
implementing this chapter, or to determine compliance with rules or 
orders prescribed under this chapter. Upon request of an officer or 
employee duly designated by the Commission, every such manufacturer, 
private labeler, or distributor shall permit the inspection of 
appropriate books, records, and papers relevant to determining whether 
such manufacturer, private labeler, or distributor has acted or is 
acting in compliance with this chapter and rules under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 92-573, Sec. 16, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1222.)
