Powers of Police, Veterinarians, Etc. - Re: Seizure of an Animal

Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 13

60 (1) Subject to the regulations, a police officer or First Nations Constable may exercise the powers of an animal welfare inspector under sections 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 and 48.

(2) A chief of police, or person who is in charge of a group of First Nations Constables, shall report as prescribed to the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector regarding the exercise of powers described in subsection (1) by police officers or First Nations Constables who are under that person’s direction.

(3) A police officer or First Nations Constable who exercises the power in section 31 to take possession of an animal shall promptly notify an animal welfare inspector.

(4) The animal welfare inspector who is notified under subsection (3) shall inspect the animal and determine whether to take possession of it pursuant to section 31.