Regulation 12 Powers of inspection and sampling
An authorised officer may—
(a)
inspect any animal for any mark made under regulation 7(2)(a) or otherwise for the purposes of these Regulations;
(b)
take a sample from any animal, its excrement or body fluids and from its tissues or fresh meat;
(c)
inspect and take a sample of any substance which he reasonably suspects of being a transmissible substance.