Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

Subsection (2) applies if—

a police officer reasonably suspects—

an animal at a place, other than a vehicle, is suffering from lack of food or water or is entangled; and

the person in charge of the animal is not, or is apparently not, present at the place; and

the animal is not at a part of the place at which a person resides, or apparently resides.

The police officer may enter and stay at the place while it is reasonably necessary to provide the food or water or to disentangle the animal.

A police officer may enter a vehicle if the officer reasonably suspects there is a need to enter the vehicle to relieve an animal in pain in the vehicle or prevent an animal in the vehicle from suffering pain.

If a police officer enters a vehicle under subsection (3), the officer may take reasonable measures to relieve the pain of an animal at the place.Examples of measures—feeding, untethering or watering the animal

This section does not limit section 146.