Article 7 Removal of ears of carcases
An authorised officer at an approved deadweight centre may–
(a)
remove or cause to be removed the ears of any carcase marked by him or under his supervision; or
(b)
take possession of the ears of any carcase in respect of which or of the animal from which it was derived he reasonably suspects there to have been an offence under section 7 of the Agriculture Act 1957.