§145-22 Agricultural commodities; ownership and movement certification. (a) Every person, upon sale of any agricultural commodity or upon transportation of lots of any agricultural commodity of more than two hundred pounds or with a value of at least $100 that is marketed for commercial purposes, shall complete a certificate describing the commodity and indicating:

Two copies of the certificate shall accompany the shipment, and a copy shall be retained by the person completing the certificate. One of the copies of the certificate shall be presented upon request to a state or county law enforcement officer or other officer, employee, or any other person as described in section 145-25.

(b) This section shall not apply to the retail sale of an agricultural commodity to the final consumer. [L 1999, c 186, pt of §2; am L 2003, c 20, §2]