Exhibited Animals Act 2015
sec.195Powers to secure seized exhibited animal or other thing
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sec.195 Powers to secure seized exhibited animal or other thing
Having seized an exhibited animal or other thing under this division, an inspector may— leave it at the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or move it from the place of seizure. For subsection (1) (a) , the inspector may, for example— mark, tag, or otherwise identify an animal or other thing to show access to it is restricted; or seal the entrance to the place of seizure and mark the place to show access to the place is restricted; or for equipment—make it inoperable; or make it inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used require a person the inspector reasonably believes is a responsible person for an exhibited animal, or a person in control of another thing or a place of seizure, to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) or anything else an inspector could do under subsection (1) (a) . (sec.195-ssec.1) Having seized an exhibited animal or other thing under this division, an inspector may— leave it at the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or move it from the place of seizure. (sec.195-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) , the inspector may, for example— mark, tag, or otherwise identify an animal or other thing to show access to it is restricted; or seal the entrance to the place of seizure and mark the place to show access to the place is restricted; or for equipment—make it inoperable; or make it inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used require a person the inspector reasonably believes is a responsible person for an exhibited animal, or a person in control of another thing or a place of seizure, to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) or anything else an inspector could do under subsection (1) (a) .
- (a) leave it at the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or
- (b) move it from the place of seizure.
- (a) mark, tag, or otherwise identify an animal or other thing to show access to it is restricted; or
- (b) seal the entrance to the place of seizure and mark the place to show access to the place is restricted; or
- (c) for equipment—make it inoperable; or Example— make it inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used
- (d) require a person the inspector reasonably believes is a responsible person for an exhibited animal, or a person in control of another thing or a place of seizure, to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) or anything else an inspector could do under subsection (1) (a) .