Livestock Act 2008
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28 Powers (1) For this Act, an inspector may do any of the following: (a) order a person who is accompanying travelling livestock to state the name of the person who is in charge of the livestock; (b) order the person in charge of travelling livestock to do any of the following: (i) provide the name and address of the owner of the livestock or the agent of the owner, or both; (ii) state the place from which the livestock have travelled; (iii) state the place to which the livestock are being delivered; (iv) give other information concerning the livestock that the inspector requires; (v) produce a completed waybill for the livestock; (vi) drive or transport the livestock to a place specified by the inspector and hold them at that place for the period the inspector specifies; (vii) move the livestock to a place where the livestock may lawfully continue travelling if the inspector reasonably believes they are at a place in contravention of this Act; (viii) clean up and destroy any litter or refuse left by the person or any other person accompanying the livestock; (ix) repair to the satisfaction of the inspector any damage to installations or equipment on a stock route caused by the livestock, the person in charge or any other person accompanying the livestock;
Livestock Act 2008 21 (x) destroy or dispose of carcasses of any of the livestock; (xi) destroy livestock the inspector reasonably believes are injured. (2) A person given an order under subsection (1) must not contravene subsection (2) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.