88Powers of inspection

88 Powers of inspection (1) An authorised officer who enters premises under this Act may inspect the premises to the extent reasonably required for the administration, operation or enforcement of this Act. (2) The authorised officer may do any of the following during an inspection: (a) examine any animal on the premises; (b) inspect anything on the premises; (c) take copies of, or extracts from, documents on the premises; (d) take photographs or make films or video recordings of the premises or animals or things on the premises; (e) bring onto the premises and use any equipment or other thing that is reasonably necessary to enable the officer to exercise the officer's powers under this Act; (f) seize animals or things that the officer believes on reasonable grounds are connected with an offence; (fa) take samples from an animal or thing that the officer believes on reasonable grounds is connected with an offence; (g) require a person on the premises to do any of the following: (i) answer questions asked by the officer; (ii) produce documents or things to the officer;

Animal Protection Act 2018 53 (iii) give the officer reasonable help to exercise the officer's powers under this Act. Note for subsection (2)(fa) A sample of an animal or thing may include a sample of blood or urine from an animal or a sample of a substance. (3) A person given a requirement under subsection (2)(g) must take reasonable steps to comply with the requirement.