§ 2065. — Inspection and recordkeeping.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[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.)
