law: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
  25. Power to enter premises. -
  (1) Any person authorized in writing by the
  
  prescribed authority referred to in section 23 and any police officer not below
  
  the rank of sub-inspector may-
  (a) enter at all
  
  reasonable times and inspect any premises in which any performing animals are
  
  being trained or exhibited or kept for training or exhibition, and any such
  
  animals found therein; and
  (b) requiring any
  
  person who, he has reason to believe, is a trainer or exhibitor of performing
  
  animals to produce his certificate of registration.
  (2) No person or police officer referred to in
  
  sub-section (1) shall be entitled under this section to go on or behind the
  
  stage during a public performance of performing animals.