Section 65-776 - Political subdivisions of state prohibited from performing further inspection or assessment of fees(a) All milk, milk products and dairy products which have been inspected in accordance with the provisions of this act, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, may be moved, distributed or sold, any place in this state, and any further inspection by any political subdivision of this state shall be prohibited. The duly authorized official of any political subdivision of this state may take samples of such products which have been moved into, distributed within or sold within, the boundaries of such political subdivision of this state, for the sole purpose of determining that such products meet the bacterial, butterfat, temperature and coliform standards prescribed in the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act. Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting any epidemiological investigations by the proper authorities of any political subdivision.(b) No political subdivision of this state shall be permitted to fix or impose any license fee, privilege or occupation tax or other charge against the production premises or the product or against any person as a prerequisite for the movement, distribution or sale of any milk, milk product or dairy products within the state or any political subdivisions thereof, and any sampling performed by any political subdivision in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) or any testing or inspection of milk or milk products by any political subdivision for epidemiological purposes, shall be performed entirely at the expense of such political subdivision.(c) The secretary or the secretary's authorized representative shall be notified of any sampling being performed by political subdivisions within the state under the provisions of this section. L. 2001, ch. 32, § 6; July 1.