15Reasonable suspicion—disease infection

15 Reasonable suspicion—disease infection (1) An animal, plant or other thing may be reasonably suspected of being infected with a disease if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that— (a) a disease agent is present in or on the animal, plant or other thing; or (b) the animal, plant or other thing is or has been— (i) in or with a flock, group or herd in which there is or was an animal, plant or other thing infected with the disease; or (ii) at a place where there is or was an animal, plant or other thing infected with the disease; or

(iii) in a vehicle or other thing on or in which there is or was an animal, plant or other thing infected with the disease. (2) A place may be reasonably suspected of being infected with a disease if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a disease agent is present at the place. (3) It is not necessary for an animal or plant to be exhibiting signs of a disease for a person to form a reasonable suspicion that the animal or plant is infected with a disease. place or other thing is infected with a disease.