27.1(1)Where an animal protection officer has, on reasonable and probable grounds, reason to believe that an animal is confined in a motor vehicle and is in distress or is deprived of reasonable protection from injurious heat or cold, the animal protection officer or a person authorized by the animal protection officer may enter the motor vehicle, using the force the animal protection officer considers necessary, for the purposes of attending to the needs of the animal.

27.1(2)An animal protection officer may seize an animal referred to in subsection (1) if the seizure is necessary to attend to the immediate needs of the animal.

27.1(3)If the circumstances permit, an animal protection officer shall, before attempting to enter a motor vehicle under subsection (1), take reasonable steps to find the owner or person in charge of the motor vehicle.