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ass, a mule or a pig;
    (b) a ruminant;
    (c) an animal imported for the purposes of a zoo or circus; or
    (d) an animal imported by an organization engaged in scientific research for the purposes of that research.".
34. After section 70a of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:
Powers of officers in relation to goods
"70b. (1) In this section, 'prescribed goods' means goods that—
    (a) are, or have been, subject to quarantine; or
    (b) a quarantine officer believes, on reasonable grounds, are, or have been, subject to quarantine.
"(2) A quarantine officer may ask a person who the officer believes on reasonable grounds has information in respect of prescribed goods any question in respect of the goods relating to matters within the functions, duties or powers of the officer.
"(3) A quarantine officer may require a person who the officer believes on reasonable grounds has the custody or control of documents or other records in respect of prescribed goods relating to matters within the functions, duties or powers of the officer to produce to the officer such of those documents or other records as are specified by the officer.
"(4) A quarantine officer may require a person who the officer believes on reasonable grounds is the owner, or the agent of the owner, of prescribed goods or of goods that have been, or that the quarantine officer suspects, or believes on reasonable grounds, have been, in contact with prescribed goods, to deliver to the officer samples of such of those goods owned by him or by his principal as are specified by the officer.
"(5) A quarantine officer may make copies of, or take extracts from, any documents or other records produced in pursuance of sub-section (3) and, for the purpose of making a copy of, or taking an extract from, a document or other record, may remove the document or other record from the place at which it was produced.
"(6) A quarantine officer may carry out tests, or cause tests to be carried out, on any samples delivered in pursuance of sub-section (4), including tests that result in the destruction, or reduce the value, of the samples or of a package or goods associated with the samples.

Offences in relation to goods
"70c. (1) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to—
    (a) answer a question put to him in pursuance of sub-section 70b (2);

    (b) produce a document or other record when so required in pursuance of sub-section 70b (3); or
    (c) deliver a sample when so required in pursuance of sub-section 70b (4). Penalty: $2,000.
"(2) A person shall not—
    (a) in answer to a question put to