(1) An authorized
agent of the department may enter the game farm and conduct an inspection of
the internal facilities and/or animals under the following conditions:
(a) For routine inspection purposes, after
contacting the owner/manager of a licensed game farm, an authorized agent of
the department may enter at reasonable times on the game farm to inspect the
game farm animals and the internal facilities.
(b) If the department has reasonable cause to
believe that a violation of Title 87, chapter 4, Title 81, chapter 3, MCA, or
any rule made under the authority of 87-4-422, MCA, has occurred,
an unannounced inspection of the game farm internal facilities and/or animals
may be conducted.
(c) Upon request, the game farm licensee shall
present the game farm animals for inspection under the conditions required by
ARM 32.4.301.
(d) The game farm licensee is responsible for
assembling, handling, and restraining animals and for all subsequent costs
incurred to present the animals for inspection.
(2) The department may require the inspection of
an escaped, recaptured game farm animal.