39-1-103. Powers of department. (1) In discharging the duties imposed upon the department, the commissioner or his authorized representatives may administer oaths, examine witnesses under oath, take depositions or cause same to be taken, deputize any citizen 18 years of age or older to serve subpoenas upon witnesses, and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses before him in the same manner as for attendance before district courts.
     (2) The commissioner may likewise cause to be inspected any mine, factory, workshop, smelter, mill, warehouse, elevator, foundry, machine shop, or other industrial establishment.
     (3) Nothing in this chapter applies to labor violations preempted by federal law or regulation.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 177, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 451, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1605(2); amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 613, L. 1989.