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F-4.1 - Forest Act
Section 191
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191. The employee shall have custody of the timber seized; where it is introduced as evidence, the clerk of the court shall have custody of it.
The person having custody of the timber seized may detain it or see to it that it is detained in a manner that will ensure its preservation.
191. The employee shall remit a duplicate of the minute of seizure to the person from whom the timber has been seized or, if no one is on the premises, the duplicate shall be deposited in the office of the clerk of the Court of Québec of the judicial district in which the timber was seized.
If there is no one on the premises, the employee shall leave, in a conspicuous place, a notice addressed to the person responsible for the premises or receptacle searched stating that a search of the premises or receptacle has been conducted. Where a seizure has been made on the premises or in the receptacle, the notice shall also indicate the place where the duplicate of the minute of the seizure has been filed.
191. The employee shall remit a duplicate of the minute of seizure to the person from whom the timber has been seized or, if no one is on the premises, the duplicate shall be deposited in the office of the clerk of the Court of the Sessions of the Peace of the judicial district in which the timber has been seized or, if there is no such office in the district, in the office of the clerk of the Provincial Court of the district.
If there is no one on the premises, the employee shall leave, in a conspicuous place, a notice addressed to the person responsible for the premises or receptacle searched stating that a search of the premises or receptacle has been conducted. Where a seizure has been made on the premises or in the receptacle, the notice shall also indicate the place where the duplicate of the minute of the seizure has been filed.
