27.13 INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS.

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(a)The commissioner is authorized to:

(1)receive complaints against any person dealing in, shipping, transporting, storing, or selling perishable farm products;

(2)make any and all necessary investigations relative to the handling of, or storing, shipping, or dealing in perishable farm products; and

(3)enter with reasonable notice all buildings, yards, warehouses, and storage and transportation facilities in which perishable farm products are kept, stored, handled, or transacted.

(b)The commissioner may:

(1)issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the commissioner, with books, papers, and other documents, articles, or instruments;

(2)compel the disclosure by such witnesses of all facts known to them relative to a matter under investigation; and

(3)administer oaths and take testimony.

(c)The commissioner must provide a complainant a written report of the investigation conducted under this section. The report is prima facie evidence of the matters contained in the report. A party violating a commissioner's order or subpoena is guilty of contempt as in proceedings in district courts of the state and may be punished in like manner.