126.7  Prosecutions.
  The attorney general, or a county attorney, or a city attorney to whom the board reports a violation of this chapter, shall cause appropriate court proceedings to be instituted without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Before a violation of this chapter is reported to any such attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom the proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present the person’s views before the board or its agent, either orally or in writing, in person or by attorney, with regard to the contemplated proceeding. However, the drug, device, or cosmetic shall be embargoed by the duly authorized agent.
89 Acts, ch 197, §7
CS89, §203B.7
C93, §126.7