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Animal Welfare Act 1999

Provisions relating to administration - Power to inspect land, premises, and places and stationary vehicles, aircraft, and ships

129: Notice of entry

You could also call this:

"Inspectors must leave a note if they visit your property when you're not there"

If you are not present when an inspector enters your land, premises, or place, or your vehicle, aircraft, or ship, they must leave a written note. This note must say when they entered, why they entered, and how the animals they inspected were. It must also say if they took any animals away, as allowed by section 127, and which ones. The note must include the inspector's name and where you can go to ask questions, such as a Police station. You can find more information about this in section 127 and section 127(5). The inspector must put this note in a place where you can easily see it.

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Part 7Provisions relating to administration
Power to inspect land, premises, and places and stationary vehicles, aircraft, and ships

129Notice of entry

  1. If the person in charge of the land, premises, or place or the vehicle, aircraft, or ship, as the case may be, is not present at the time at which a power of entry is exercised, without warrant, under section 127, the inspector must leave in a prominent place on the land, premises, or place or in or on the vehicle, aircraft, or ship a written statement of—

  2. the time and date of the entry; and
    1. the purpose of the entry; and
      1. the condition of any animals inspected; and
        1. the animals (if any) that have been removed from the premises in accordance with section 127(5); and
          1. the name of that inspector; and
            1. the address of the Police station or other office to which inquiries should be made.