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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.147Powers to provide relief to animal
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### sec.147 Powers to provide relief to animal
Subsection (2) applies if—
a police officer reasonably suspects—
an animal at a place, other than a vehicle, is suffering from lack of food or water or is entangled; and
the person in charge of the animal is not, or is apparently not, present at the place; and
the animal is not at a part of the place at which a person resides, or apparently resides.
The police officer may enter and stay at the place while it is reasonably necessary to provide the food or water or to disentangle the animal.
A police officer may enter a vehicle if the officer reasonably suspects there is a need to enter the vehicle to relieve an animal in pain in the vehicle or prevent an animal in the vehicle from suffering pain.
If a police officer enters a vehicle under subsection (3) , the officer may take reasonable measures to relieve the pain of an animal at the place.
feeding, untethering or watering the animal
This section does not limit section 146 .
s 147 ins 2001 No. 64 s 228
amd 2014 No. 1 s 11
(sec.147-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if— a police officer reasonably suspects— an animal at a place, other than a vehicle, is suffering from lack of food or water or is entangled; and the person in charge of the animal is not, or is apparently not, present at the place; and the animal is not at a part of the place at which a person resides, or apparently resides.
(sec.147-ssec.2) The police officer may enter and stay at the place while it is reasonably necessary to provide the food or water or to disentangle the animal.
(sec.147-ssec.3) A police officer may enter a vehicle if the officer reasonably suspects there is a need to enter the vehicle to relieve an animal in pain in the vehicle or prevent an animal in the vehicle from suffering pain.
(sec.147-ssec.4) If a police officer enters a vehicle under subsection (3) , the officer may take reasonable measures to relieve the pain of an animal at the place. feeding, untethering or watering the animal
(sec.147-ssec.5) This section does not limit section 146 .
- (a) a police officer reasonably suspects— (i) an animal at a place, other than a vehicle, is suffering from lack of food or water or is entangled; and (ii) the person in charge of the animal is not, or is apparently not, present at the place; and
- (i) an animal at a place, other than a vehicle, is suffering from lack of food or water or is entangled; and
- (ii) the person in charge of the animal is not, or is apparently not, present at the place; and
- (b) the animal is not at a part of the place at which a person resides, or apparently resides.
- (i) an animal at a place, other than a vehicle, is suffering from lack of food or water or is entangled; and
- (ii) the person in charge of the animal is not, or is apparently not, present at the place; and