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Animal Products Act 1999

Officers, powers, etc - Powers of animal product officers

89: Power to interrupt operations, etc

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"Animal product officers can stop your work to check you're following the rules"

If you are involved in producing or processing animal products, an animal product officer can stop your work to check if you are following the rules. The officer can also limit or stop you from using certain things, like equipment or substances, if they think it's necessary. You may be told to do something specific to fix a problem, and you will have to pay for it.

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Part 7Officers, powers, etc
Powers of animal product officers

89Power to interrupt operations, etc

  1. For the purposes of determining or ensuring the compliance of animal material or animal products with the requirements of this Act, an animal product officer may—

  2. interrupt any operations involved in the production or processing or export of any animal material or product:
    1. restrict or prohibit the use of any process, animal material or product, substance, equipment, or other relevant thing:
      1. direct the operator or the person in charge of the relevant operations to do any reasonable thing, at the cost of the operator.