Job Description:

• 1) Inspects establishments where agricultural service products, such as livestock feed and remedies, fertilizers, and pesticides, are manufactured, sold, or used to ensure conformance to laws regulating product quality and labeling: Visits processing plants, distribution warehouses, sales outlets, agricultural pest control service organizations, and farmers to collect product samples for analysis and to examine fresh and dried produce for spray residue.

• 2) Inspects product label information concerning ingredients and advertising claims for conformance to chemical analysis of ingredients and documented effects of use.

• 3) Investigates suspected violations of product quality and labeling laws.

• 4) Interviews farmers, merchants, and others to determine nature of suspected violations and to obtain documented evidence to be used in legal action against violators.

• 5) Calls on dealers to determine that licensing requirements have been met, and calls on manufacturers and distributors to collect delinquent tonnage reports.

• 6) Prepares reports of all inspections and investigations for review by supervisory personnel and for use as evidence in legal action initiated by others.