KRS 217.155: Cabinet's right of inspection and to carry out statutory provisions and

regulations through local health departments -- Requirement that drug

inspector be a pharmacist.

(1) The cabinet or its duly authorized agent shall have free access at all reasona ble

times to any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which foods, drugs, devices, or

cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for sale, or are held after

receipt in commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold the

foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in commerce, for the purpose:

(a) Of inspecting the factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle and all

pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and

labeling thereon, to determine if any of the provisions of KRS 217.005 to

217.215 are being violated;

(b) Of securing samples or specimens of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic after

paying or offering to pay for the sample. The cabinet shall make or cause to be

made examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to

determine whether or not any provision of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 is being

violated; and

(c) Of examining or reproducing books, papers, documents, or other evidence

pertaining to the foods, drugs, cosmetics, or devices.

(2) Any inspector appointed for the purpose of administering and carrying out the

provisions of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 insofar as they relate to drugs in a retail

pharmacy shall be a registered pharmacist and a graduate of a school recognized as

in good standing by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy.

(3) The cabinet may carry out the provisions of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 and

regulations relating to food processing establishments, food storage warehouses,

salvage distributors, or salvage processing plants or r etail food establishments

through local health departments.