N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 247: Power of commissioner to investigate

§ 247. Power of commissioner to investigate. The commissioner and his

or her authorized representatives shall have access to and may enter at

all reasonable hours all places where farm products are being held,

packaged, processed or stored, or where such farm products are being

bought, sold or handled, and shall have access to the books, papers,

records and documents relating to transactions involving farm products,

and shall have the power to inspect and copy the same, and may take

testimony under oath concerning any matter related to the administration

and enforcement of this article. Any information relating to the

business disclosed by such investigation shall be held by the

commissioner as confidential except that such information may be

disclosed in the administration and enforcement of this article. In the

event any person refuses the commissioner or his or her authorized

representatives access to any premises, the commissioner may apply to

the state supreme court for an administrative inspection warrant which

shall be granted upon a showing by the commissioner that the premises

sought to be inspected are or may be utilized by such person to conduct

any activity subject to regulation under this article.