C-61.1, r. 16 - Regulation respecting the disposal of seized or confiscated property

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. Where property seized under the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1) is perishable or likely to depreciate rapidly, a protection officer may dispose of it within 30 days following seizure, as follows:

(1)  in the case of a fish or an animal fit for consumption, a fur-bearing animal or an undressed pelt having a commercial value, he may remit it to a charitable or non-profit organization or sell it if that is permitted by that Act;

(2)  in the case of a fish or an animal unfit for consumption, a fur-bearing animal or a pelt having no commercial value, he may remit it to a salvager or a dismembering plant referred to in the Regulation respecting food (chapter P-29, r. 1) or destroy it;

(3)  notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, in the case of an animal, regardless of whether it has a commercial value, he may remit it to an organization for educational purposes or for taxidermy; and

(4)  notwithstanding paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, in the case of an animal killed by a vehicle or a train, he may remit it to a salvager or a dismembering plant referred to in paragraph 2 or to an organization for educational purposes or for taxidermy.

O.C. 1516-97, s. 1.