The Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum limits) Regulations 1991

Inspection of animals

13.  An authorised officer may, by notice in writing reasonably given to the owner of an animal,require him to detain the animal at the place where it then is, or to remove it to such other place as is specified in the notice and detain it there, to enable the animal to be inspected by an authorised officerfor the purpose of ascertaining whether there is present in it a residue of a prohibited substance or of an unlicensed substance or a residue of an authorised substance which an authorised officer reasonably suspects may result in any meat or meat product derived from that animal containing an authorised substance at a concentration exceeding the relevant maximum residue limit.