(a) The Secretary may:

(1) Enter a covered farm, including a farm that has a qualified exemption, at a reasonable time, to inspect farm facilities, covered produce inventory, and any records that are required to be kept under § 16-104 of this title;

(2) Copy any record that is required to be kept under § 16-104 of this title;

(3) Take a reasonable sample of covered produce inventory to determine whether the farm is in compliance with the requirements of the Program; and

(4) Enter a farm that claims it is not subject to the requirements of the Program, based on the average annual monetary value of produce sold by the farm during the previous 3-year period, to inspect and verify the farm’s produce sales records.

(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the Secretary finds that a farm is in violation of the requirements of the Program, the Secretary may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale order to the farm.

(2) A stop-sale order issued by the Secretary under this subsection shall remain in effect until the Secretary:

(i) Finds the farm to be in compliance with the requirements of the Program; and

(ii) Provides a written release from the stop-sale order.