Seed commissioner - Powers

The seed commissioner may: 1. Contract with North Dakota state university for the use of facilities and equipment; 2. Contract with any person for any lawful purpose; 3. Enter upon real property and access any structure and personal property, at any time, to: a. Inspect, sample, and test seeds, potatoes, including seed potatoes, and other commodities for purposes of determining statutory and regulatory compliance; and b. Inspect records for purposes of determining statutory and regulatory compliance; 4. Collect royalty, research, and patent fees; and 5. Issue phytosanitary certificates if authorized to do so by the United States department of agriculture animal and plant health inspection service or the agriculture commissioner.