s 42 Power to stop, search and seize conveyance
(1) If an animal welfare officer has reasonable cause to suspect that any conveyance is carrying any animal, carcass, conveyance, substance or other thing in respect of which an offence under this Act or any of its subsidiary legislation 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, carcass, conveyance, substance or other thing 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 animal welfare officerβ (a) stop the conveyance and allow the animal welfare officer to examine the conveyance; 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 animal welfare officer thinks necessary. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than ten thousand ringgit and not more than fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not more than one year or to both.