Power of the Executive Officer or Health Officer to enter and inspect

markets, shops :— (1) The Executive Officer or the Health Officer or any person authorised by him in that behalf may at all reasonable times enter into and inspect any market, building shop, stall or place used for the sale or storage of articles intended for human consumption or as a slaughter house and inspect and examine any article of food or drink or any animal which may be therein.

1. (2) If in the course of the inspection of a place under sub-section (1), in article of food or an animal appears to be intended for human consumption and to be unfit therefor, the Executive Officer or the Health Officer or any person authorised by him in that behalf, may produce it before a Magistrate, or if he is the Executive Officer or the Health Officer himself may cause it to be destroyed or to be so disposed of as to prevent its being exposed for sale or used for such consumption. (ED THE ORISSA MUNICIPAL MANUAL