7 U.S.C. § 3807 — General enforcement provisions

(a) Injunctions At the Secretary’s request, the Attorney General must bring an action against a person^* to stop a violation of, or require compliance with, any provision of this chapter or any regulation issued by the Secretary^* “hereunder” (this section does not define “hereunder”). The action must be brought in the appropriate United States district court for the district where the person lives or does business, or where the violation or failure to act happened or is about to happen. In such cases, legal process may be served in any district where the defendant lives or does business, or wherever the defendant may be found. (b) Access to premises or facility and books and records; examination; samples At all reasonable times, after notice from a duly authorized representative of the Secretary, any person subject to this chapter must give that representative access to the person’s premises or facility and the opportunity to examine the premises or facility, the garbage^* there, and its books and records. The representative may copy all those books and records and take reasonable samples of the garbage. (c) Additional powers To efficiently carry out this chapter and provide information for Congress, sections 46 and 48 through 50 of title 15, including their penalties, apply to the Secretary’s jurisdiction, powers, and duties in enforcing this chapter and to any person subject to this chapter, whether or not that person is a corporation. The Secretary, personally or through agents the Secretary designates, may conduct any inquiry necessary for the Secretary’s duties under this chapter anywhere in the United States.