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§63-2-502.
§63-2-502.
A. Prescriptions, orders, and records, required by this act, and stock
of substances specified in this act shall be open for inspection only
to specifically designated or assigned state, county, and municipal
officers, whose duty it is to enforce the laws of this state relating
to controlled dangerous substances. No officer having knowledge by
virtue of his office of any such prescription, order or record shall
divulge such knowledge, except in connection with a prosecution or
proceeding in court or before a licensing or registration board or
officer, to which prosecution or proceeding the person to whom such
prescriptions, orders, or records relate is a party.
B. Any peace officer or agency charged with administration of this act
is authorized to make administrative inspections of controlled
premises in accordance with the following provisions:
1. For purposes of this act only, "controlled premises" means: a.
places where persons registered or exempted from registration
requirements under this act are required to keep records; and
b. places including factories, warehouses, establishments, and
conveyances where persons registered or exempted from registration
requirements under this act are permitted to hold, manufacture,
compound, process, sell, deliver, or otherwise dispose of any
controlled dangerous substance.
2. This section shall not be construed to prevent the inspection of
books and records pursuant to the provisions of this act; nor shall
this section be construed to prevent entries and administrative
inspections at reasonable times without a warrant:
a. with the consent of the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the
controlled premises;
b. in situations presenting imminent danger to health or safety;
c. in situations involving inspection of conveyances where there is
reasonable cause to believe that the mobility of the conveyance makes
it impracticable to obtain a warrant;
d. in any other exceptional or emergency circumstance where time or
opportunity to apply for a warrant is lacking; and
e. in all other situations where a warrant is not constitutionally
required.
3. Except when the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the
controlled premises so consents in writing, no inspection authorized
by this section shall extend to:
a. financial data;
b. sales data other than shipment data; or
c. pricing data.
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