17. Pursuant to paragraph f of section 38 of the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (chapter M-5), an inspector who has reasonable doubt as to the conformity of an upholstered or stuffed article may, at the time of inspection, remove, cut, unsew or open the covering material of an upholstered or stuffed article in order to immediately verify the quality of the upholstered or stuffed article or to take specimens of the stuffings for purposes of testing and verification.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 17.