Section 25.121. Official samples for analysis

(a) When any officer or employe of the Department collects a sample of a drug, device, or cosmetic for analysis under the act, the sample shall be designated as an official sample if records or other evidence is obtained by him or any other officer or employe of the Department indicating that the lot of the material from which such sample was collected was introduced or delivered for introduction into commerce or was offered for or otherwise held for sale. Only samples so designated by an officer or employe of the Department shall be considered to be official samples.

(b) For the purpose of determining whether or not a sample is collected for analysis, the term ‘‘analysis’’ includes examination and tests.

(c) The owner of a drug, device or cosmetic of which an official sample is collected is the person who owns the shipment or other lot of the article from which the sample is collected.