{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-627","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-627","heading":"Determination of adulteration.","body":"For purposes of evidence under this Article, the grain dealer or his agent, upon receipt or pending receipt of suspected adulterated grain, may, at his discretion, call any law-enforcement officer to verify the sampling technique, [and] origin of sampled grain and subsequently send or request the law-enforcement officer to send the sample of grain in a sealed package to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for inspection and analysis in order to protect only the chain of evidence.\nUpon [a] finding by the Department that said sample is adulterated grain, the Department shall notify the grain dealer of the results and return the sample to the original sender in a sealed package. (1975, c. 659, s. 7; 1997-261, s. 66.)","path":["Chapter 106. Agriculture.","Article 54. Adulteration of Grains."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_106/GS_106-627.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:16:07Z","sha256":"6ecbe422d264549777ed1ec774331ce2bdfc412bdd860eb188dea79850daadcc","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-626","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-628"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}