The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the prefectural governor, if finding it particularly necessary for the enforcement of this Act, may request for the necessary reports from Cannabis plant cultivators and other parties concerned, or have national narcotics agents, prefectural narcotics agents or other officials enter the cultivation areas, warehouses, laboratories and other places related to Cannabis, seeds of the Cannabis plant or narcotics, inspect the situation of the operation or the accounting books, documents and other objects, or take samples of Cannabis, seeds of the Cannabis plant or narcotics without compensation to the smallest quantity necessary for testing.
When the national narcotics agents or prefectural narcotics agents and other officials enter for inspection or take samples pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, they must carry their identification and show it at the request of the parties concerned.
麻薬取締官又は麻薬取締員その他の職員が前項の規定により立入検査又は収去をする場合には、その身分を証明する証票を携帯し、関係人の請求があるときは、これを提示しなければならない。
The authority provided for in paragraph (1) must not be construed as being granted for criminal investigation purposes.
第一項に規定する権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解してはならない。
cannabis plantmachine translation
「大麻草」
The plant Cannabis sativa L. (カンナビス・サティバ・リンネ).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
Cannabismachine translation
「大麻」
The cannabis plant (大麻草) other than its seeds and mature stalks, and products made from it other than products that no longer have the form of the cannabis plant.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (2)· applies throughout the law
cannabis plant cultivatormachine translation
「大麻草栽培者」
A person licensed to grow cannabis plants under this Act: a type 1 cannabis plant harvesting cultivator, a type 2 cannabis plant harvesting cultivator or a cannabis plant research cultivator.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (3)· applies throughout the law
prefectural governormachine translation
「都道府県知事」
The governor (知事) of the prefecture in which the cultivation site lies.
Short name set inArticle 5, paragraph (1)