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     (b) The owner or person in charge of a building, field or
               other place to be searched shall, on requisition by the
               Inspector, allow free ingress to the Inspector and shall
               afford him all reasonable facilities for search.

     (c) Searches shall, where possible, be made in the presence
               of the owner or keeper of the horse and the owner or
               person in charge of the building, field or other place
               to be searched, or, failing them, in the presence of
               a police officer, and with all reasonable regard for the
               convenience of the occupants of the place.

     (d) The Inspector may break open any outer or inner door or
               window of any building or other place or any gate of
               a field to be searched, if, after notification of his
               authority and purpose and demand of admittance duly
               made, he cannot otherwise obtain admittance.

2.   If as a result of his search or otherwise the Inspector finds
a horse which in his opinion is affected with dourine, he shall, by
order in writing, prohibit the owner or keeper of such horse from
using it for breeding purposes pending examination by the veterinary
practitioner.

3.   The Inspector shall forward under Section 6 the copy of the
order issued by him under Section 5 to the nearest veterinary
practitioner for action being taken under Section 7. The Inspector
shall at the same time forward, for information, duplicate copies of
his order to the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department (unless
the Superintendent himself is the nearest veterinary practitioner), to
the District Magistrate and to Officers Commanding, Jubbulpore and
Saugor.

4.  The provisions of Rule 2 shall govern any entry to be
effected by the veterinary practitioner under Section 7.

5.  The owner or keeper of a horse under examination in
accordance with Section 7 shall permit blood or other material to be
drawn from it for the purpose of examination.

6.  If, in any case, the veterinary practitioner is of opinion that
repeated examinations are necessary before coming to a decision he
may, by an order in writing require the detention of the animal
concerned in isolation in such place as he may consider suitable, for
such length of time as may enable him to come to a decision,

7.  All veterinary practitioners for the time being appointed
under Section 4 shall have power under Section 8, clause (b), sub-
clause (ii), to cause to be destroyed any mare found under that clause
to be affected with dourine.

8.   No person shall interfere with the execution of an order by
the veterinary practitioner made under Section 8, clause (b).

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