Legal Opinion
United States v. Argent Chemical Laboratories, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1996No. 95-35167PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Under procedures authorized by Congress, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) seized allegedly adulterated products from the premises of a regulated veterinary drug manufacturer, without obtaining a warrant from a judicial officer issued upon a finding of probable cause. The question before us is whether that seizure violated the Fourth Amendment. We conclude that it did not, and we reverse the judgment of the district court.
I.The Factual Background
Argent Chemical Laboratories manufactures and repackages veterinary drugs. FDA agents inspected Argent several times…
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