Maintenance of records by purchasers; inspections.

(1) It is unlawful for any person to purchase, receive, store, or use ether without maintaining an accurate and current written inventory of all ether purchased, received, stored, and used.

(2) Such records shall include, but not be limited to, invoices, receipts, sales tickets, and sales slips; locations, quantities, and dates of use; the names of any persons using the ether; and the names and license or permit numbers of all persons making such records. Such records shall be maintained by permittees for a period of 5 years.

(3) Such records shall be made accessible to, and subject to examination and copying by, the department and any law enforcement officer of this state without any requirement of probable cause or search warrant.

(4) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly withhold information or make any false or fictitious entry or misrepresentation upon any such records for the purchase, receipt, storage, or use of ether.

(5) It is unlawful for any person to refuse entry or inspection by the department of factories, warehouses, or establishments in which ether is manufactured, processed, repackaged, or held; to refuse entry by the department into any vehicle being used to transport ether; or to refuse the taking of samples by the department.