Section 18
Examination of animal suspected of disease
of Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act
(1)
If the Director or an authorised officer has reason to believe that any animal may be infected with any disease, he may subject that animal and any article or substance which has been in contact therewith to an examination.
(2)
For the purpose of this section —
(a)
the Director or authorised officer may —
(i)
seize the animal as well as the whole or any sample of any article or substance which has been in contact therewith and take them to the place of examination; or
(ii)
give written directions to the owner or person in charge of the animal to deliver the animal as well as the whole or any sample of any article or substance which has been in contact therewith to an authorised examiner at a specified place and time; and
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(b)
the authorised examiner carrying out the examination may take any substance from the animal or destroy the animal and conduct a post-mortem examination on its carcase, if that is the appropriate method by which he may, in accordance with accepted veterinary practice, determine whether the animal has been infected with any particular disease.
(3)
No compensation shall be payable in respect of any animal which has been destroyed under subsection (2)(b).
(4)
Any person who —
(a)
fails without lawful excuse to comply with any written direction given to him under subsection (2)(a)(ii); or
(b)
without the permission of the Director or an authorised officer, removes any animal from the place to which it has been delivered under subsection (2)(a)(ii), is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.