Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 384 - WOOD MEASUREMENT RULES - COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
Section 001-384-10 - INVESTIGATIONS AND CHECK MEASUREMENT ON THE STATE SEALER'S INITIATIVE
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
The State Sealer may, on his own initiative and without any complaint, conduct such investigations and check measurements as he deems necessary to verify and ensure compliance with the requirements of the Wood Measurement Law and these Wood Measurement Rules.
A. Notice not required. The State Sealer is not required to give notice to any person before undertaking an investigation or check measurement on his own initiative.
B. Check measurement procedures. Check measurements conducted under this section shall be performed in accordance with section 9.
C. State Sealer's powers. At any time during or after an investigation or check measurement under this section, the State Sealer may:
D. Violations. Whenever, as a result of such an investigation or check measurement, the State Sealer has reason to believe that a violation of the Wood Measurement Rules has occurred, the State Sealer may issue preliminary findings and a determination and written findings as set forth in sections 11 and 12.