Part V Enforcement, Offences and Proceedings

Enforcement

C1C2C3C4C5C664 Powers of inspectors as to poultry.

1

An inspector of the Ministry and, if so authorised by an order of the Minister, an inspector of a local authority, may at any time enter any pen, shed, land or other place in which he has reasonable grounds for supposing that poultry are or have been kept, for the purpose of ascertaining whether disease exists or has existed in or on them.

2

For the purpose of enforcing any order for protecting poultry from unnecessary suffering, an inspector may examine—

a

poultry in any circumstances to which the order relates, and

b

any receptacle or vehicle used for their conveyance or exposure for sale,

and he may enter any premises, vessel or aircraft in which he has reasonable ground for supposing that there are poultry—

i

exposed for sale; or

ii

in course of conveyance; or

iii

packed for conveyance or exposure for sale.

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An inspector acting under this section must, if required, produce evidence of the inspector's authority.