If there is a complaint to the Police Court Judge on oath, supported by affidavit setting forth the facts for such belief that alcoholic liquors are being manufactured, sold, kept, stored or in any manner held, used or concealed in a particular house or other place in violation of Section 521.03 et seq., the Police Court Judge if satisfied that there is a probable cause for such belief, shall issue a warrant to search such house or other place for alcoholic liquors.
Such warrant shall be directed to the Chief of Police or any police officer, and shall command such officer to search such house or other place therein designated for alcoholic liquors and to seize all stills and distilling apparatus and material for the manufacture of the same, and all alcoholic liquors, and materials used in the manufacture of alcoholic liquors, and all containers in which alcoholic liquors may be found, which are kept, stored, possessed or in any manner used in violation of the provisions of this section or Section 521.03 et seq. and bring the same, if found, and any person in whose possession they are, if found, before the Police Court Judge. Any such articles seized under such warrant shall be safely kept by the direction of the Police Court Judge and may be used as evidence in any proceeding or trial.
An officer charged with the execution of a warrant issued under this section may whenever it is necessary, break open and enter a house or other place therein described.
(1969 Code Sec. 17-36)