Section 6814. Records of shipment  


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  • For the purpose of enforcing provisions
      of this article, carriers engaged in  commerce,  and  persons  receiving
      drugs,  devices  or  cosmetics  in  commerce or holding such articles so
      received, shall, upon the request of an officer  duly  assigned  by  the
      secretary,  permit  such officer, at reasonable times, to have access to
      and to copy all records showing the movement in commerce  of  any  drug,
      device  or  cosmetic,  or  the  holding  thereof  during  or  after such
      movement, and the quantity, shipper, and consignee thereof: and it shall
      be unlawful for any such carrier or person to fail to permit such access
      to and copying of any such record so  requested  when  such  request  is
      accompanied  by  a statement in writing specifying the nature or kind of
      drug, device or cosmetic to which such request relates:  Provided,  that
      evidence  obtained  under  this  section shall not be used in a criminal
      prosecution of the person from whom obtained:   Provided  further,  that
      carriers shall not be subject to the other provisions of this article by
      reason of their receipt, carriage, holding or delivery of drugs, devices
      or cosmetics in the usual course of business as carriers.