§ 10322 Department Inspection Authority

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law lets certain government agents go onto any place that isn’t a home to do their job, and says you can’t stop them while they’re working.

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•Agents from the department or USDA may enter any non‑residential property.
•They are not allowed to go inside houses where people live.
•Anyone must not interfere with the agents while they are carrying out their duties.

Example

A USDA inspector wants to look inside a farmer’s barn to check for pest problems.

The inspector can walk into the barn and do the inspection, and the farmer cannot block or argue with the inspector while the check is happening.

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§ 10322 Department Inspection Authority

To carry out the provisions of this chapter, any duly authorized representative of the department or of the United States Department of Agriculture, may enter upon any premises except dwelling houses. No person shall interfere with the representative while he is enforcing the provisions of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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duly authorized representative premises except dwelling houses interfere enforcing the provisions

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 10322.

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