sec.706Steps police officer must take before destroying drug matter under s 705

### sec.706 Steps police officer must take before destroying drug matter under s 705 Before destroying drug matter under section 705 , a police officer must photograph the drug matter where it is found. For drug matter other than a thing intended for use, or that was used, in the commission of a drug offence, the police officer must, if practicable— weigh the drug matter, or for plants, count the number of plants; and retain a representative sample of the drug matter. This section does not apply to drug matter if section 707 applies to the drug matter. s 706 ins 2000 No. 22 s 25 sub 2006 No. 26 s 74 (sec.706-ssec.1) Before destroying drug matter under section 705 , a police officer must photograph the drug matter where it is found. (sec.706-ssec.2) For drug matter other than a thing intended for use, or that was used, in the commission of a drug offence, the police officer must, if practicable— weigh the drug matter, or for plants, count the number of plants; and retain a representative sample of the drug matter. (sec.706-ssec.3) This section does not apply to drug matter if section 707 applies to the drug matter. - (a) weigh the drug matter, or for plants, count the number of plants; and - (b) retain a representative sample of the drug matter.