Malaysia legislation
Section 61
Section 61
(1)
If an enforcement officer, a police officer or an officer of customs has reasonable cause to suspect that any conveyance is carrying any animal, bird, animal product, bird product, carcass, fodder, litter, dung or any article or substance, receptacle, package, document or computerized data in respect of which an offence under this
Enactment or any subsidiary legislation made under this Enactment is being or has been committed, he may stop and search the conveyance and may, if on examination he has reasonable cause to believe that such conveyance is or has been used for the commission of such offence, seize the conveyance and any animal, bird, animal product, bird product, carcass, fodder, litter, dung or any article or substance, receptacle, package, document or computerized data found in the conveyance that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of such offence.
(2)
The person in control or in charge of the conveyance shall, if required to do so by the enforcement officer, police officer or officer of customs -
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(a)
stop the conveyance and allow the enforcement officer to examine it;
and
(b)
open all parts of the conveyance for search and take all measures necessary to enable or facilitate the carrying out of the search as the enforcement officer, police officer or officer of customs thinks necessary.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
Power to seize, destroy and dispose of animal or bird, etc.