15 CFR § 716.3 - Consent to inspections; warrants for inspections.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s716.3"
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title: "15 CFR § 716.3 - Consent to inspections; warrants for inspections."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "716.3"
section_name: "Consent to inspections; warrants for inspections."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "716"
part_name: "INITIAL AND ROUTINE INSPECTIONS OF DECLARED FACILITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "22 U.S.C. 6701  E.O. 13128, 64 FR 36703, 3 CFR 1999 Comp., p. 199."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 24929, Apr. 27, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "716"
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# 716.3 Consent to inspections; warrants for inspections.

(a) The owner, operator, occupant or agent in charge of a facility may consent to an initial or routine inspection. The individual giving consent on behalf of the facility represents that he or she has the authority to make this decision for the facility.

(b) In instances where consent is not provided by the owner, operator, occupant or agent in charge for an initial or routine inspection, BIS will seek administrative warrants as provided by the Act.