18 (1) The Minister shall appoint a chief inspector who is a veterinarian and such other inspectors as he or she considers necessary, and, despite any other Act, such inspectors have exclusive authority to initiate proceedings to enforce this Act and the regulations.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 18 (1). Certificate of appointment (2) The production by an inspector of a certificate of appointment purporting to be signed by the Minister is admissible in evidence as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of his or her appointment without further proof of the signature or authority of the Minister.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 18 (2). Powers of inspectors (3) Subject to subsections (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8), an inspector, for the purpose of carrying out his or her duties under this Act, may, upon production of a certificate of appointment, (a) enter any premises, car, truck or other conveyance in which he or she believes on reasonable and probable grounds there are animals that are used, or that are intended to be used, in research and inspect the premises, car, truck or other conveyance, any facilities or equipment therein and any animals therein; (b) enter any pound and inspect the pound, any facilities or equipment therein and any animals therein; and (c) demand the production or furnishing by the owner or custodian thereof of any books, records, documents or of extracts therefrom relating to animals that, (i) are in a pound, or (ii) he or she believes on reasonable and probable grounds are used or intended to be used in research.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 18 (3). Entry of dwellings (4) Except under the authority of a warrant under section 158 of the Provincial Offences Act, an inspector shall not enter any part of a dwelling without the consent of the owner or tenant unless, (a) the occupant is a licensed operator of a supply facility; and (b) the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that the occupant is maintaining in such part animals that are used or intended to be used in research.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 18 (4). When powers to be exercised (5) An inspector shall exercise the powers under subsection (3) only between sunrise and sunset, but nothing in this section affects the issuance and execution of a warrant under section 158 of the Provincial Offences Act.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 18 (5). Production and photocopying of records, etc. (6) Where an inspector demands the production or furnishing of books, records, documents or extracts therefrom, the person having custody thereof shall produce or furnish them to the inspector and the inspector may detain them for the purpose of photocopying them, if such photocopying is carried out with reasonable dispatch, and the inspector shall forthwith thereafter return them to the person who produced or furnished them.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 18 (6). Certification of photocopy (7) Where a book, record, document or extract has been photocopied under subsection (6), a photocopy purporting to be certified by the Minister, or a person thereunto authorized by the Minister, to be a copy made under subsection (6) is admissible in evidence and has the same probative force as the original document would have had if it had been proven in the ordinary way.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 18 (7). Demand to be in writing (8) Where an inspector makes a demand under clause (3) (c), the demand shall be in writing and shall include a statement of the nature of the investigation and the general nature of the books, records, documents or extracts required.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 18 (8). (9) Repealed: 2015, c. 10, s. 10. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2015, c. 10, s. 10 - 28/05/2015