109Procedure generally following seizure

109 Procedure generally following seizure (1) This section applies in relation to anything seized by an inspector under this Division or any other provision of this Act. (2) After the inspector has seized the thing, the inspector must give a receipt for it to any of the following persons: (a) the occupier or person apparently in charge of the premises where the thing was seized; (b) the owner or person apparently in charge of the thing; (c) the person the inspector reasonably believes was in possession of the thing immediately before it was seized. (3) After seizing the thing, the inspector may: (a) take the thing to an appropriate place or order another person to take the thing to a place specified by the inspector; or

Livestock Act 2008 55 (b) give an order about the appropriate handling and storage of the thing. (4) A person must not, without the written consent of the Chief Inspector: (a) interfere with or dispose of anything seized under this Act; or (b) remove anything seized under this Act from the place where it was seized or subsequently taken.