ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 2002 - SECT 43

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 2002 - SECT 43

43 .         Seizure of other property

        (1)         An inspector may seize any other thing that the inspector reasonably suspects —

            (a)         is being, or has been, used to commit; or

            (b)         may afford evidence of the commission of,

                an offence under this Act.

        (2)         An inspector who seizes any thing under subsection (1) is to —

            (a)         keep it in safe custody; and

            (b)         to the extent that it is practicable to do so, maintain it in the condition it was in when it was seized,

                until it is dealt with in accordance with section 44.