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Entry on premises - 3 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2328

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     § 2328.  Entry on premises.
        In the performance of the duties required by this chapter,
     the department may at any time enter any premises or stop and
     detain any vehicle or conveyance. If entry shall be refused or
     delayed by any person, the department's employee or agent may,
     upon oath or affirmation, declare before a court of competent
     jurisdiction that the employee or agent has reason to believe
     that domestic animals or articles that are or have been confined
     or kept in or on such premises carry a dangerous transmissible
     disease, have been exposed to a dangerous transmissible disease
     or have been contaminated by a hazardous substance and shall
     further declare that permission to enter and to investigate has
     been refused or delayed to the department. Upon review of such
     declaration, the court of jurisdiction may issue a search
     warrant for such premises, directed to the proper officer, agent
     or employee. The search warrant shall describe the premises
     which may be searched under authority of the search warrant, but
     need not describe the domestic animal, domestic animal products
     or other articles which are alleged to carry a dangerous
     transmissible disease, to have been exposed to a dangerous
     transmissible disease or to have been contaminated by a
     hazardous substance, which are or have been confined or kept on
     such premises. An officer, agent or employee of the department
     armed with such a search warrant shall have all the authority of
     a constable or other peace officer in the execution of the
     warrant. It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse or delay
     admission to any premises to any officer, agent or employee of
     the department provided with a search warrant issued pursuant to
     this section. The department shall take appropriate biosecurity
     and safety measures to ensure that it does not allow dangerous
     transmissible disease or contamination from hazardous substances
     to spread as the result of its entry upon any premises or
     conveyance.

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