Control of Horses Act, 1996

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Production of horse licence for inspection.

26.—(1) An authorised person or a member of the Garda Síochána may request any person whom the person or member reasonably suspects of being the owner of a horse kept in a control area whether he or she is the holder of a horse licence for the time being in force in respect of the horse entitling the owner to keep the horse in the control area.

(2) A person who fails to comply with a request under subsection (1) or gives information which is false or misleading shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) An authorised person or a member of the Garda Síochána may request the holder of a horse licence to produce the licence for inspection by the person or member.

(4) if the holder of a licence, having been requested under subsection (3), fails to produce the licence there and then, he or she shall be guilty of an offence, unless within 10 days after the date on which the production was requested he or she produces such licence or causes it to be produced to the person or member making the request at such place as shall be specified by the person or member at the time of the request.