Section 26
Examination of animal, bird, etc., suspected of disease
(1)
If a veterinary authority has reason to believe that any animal or bird may be infected, or any animal product, bird product or carcass may be contaminated with any
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disease, he may subject such animal, bird, animal product, bird product or carcass to such examination and treatment as he may consider necessary, and for the purposes of such examination may take samples from such animal, bird, animal product, bird product or carcass.
(2)
For the purpose of carrying out any examination under this section the veterinary authority may order that the animal, bird, animal product, bird product or carcass be delivered to him at a specified place and time, and no such animal, bird, animal product, bird product or carcass shall be removed from such place without the permission of the veterinary authority.
(3)
No person, except in the case of an infected area, shall be required to deliver any animal, bird, animal product, bird product or carcass at any place more than five kilometres from the place at which such animal, bird, animal product, bird product or carcass is kept.
(4)
Any person who fails to comply with the order given under subsection (2)
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit.