55.25. Where an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that there is in an establishment contemplated in section 30 an infirm animal or an animal affected with a contagious or parasitic disease, an infectious agent or a syndrome, he may prohibit the sale of the animal and confiscate it to have it destroyed at the expense of the person having possession of it, as the Minister may direct.
The person having possession of an animal to whom an order is notified without prior notice because, in the opinion of the inspector, urgent action is required or there is a danger of irreparable damage being caused, may, within the time specified in the order, present observations so that the order may be reviewed by the inspector.
1986, c. 53, s. 17; 1997, c. 43, s. 500; 2000, c. 40, s. 37.