177. The Minister may require a permit holder who uses unprocessed timber as raw material and any person in the trade of unprocessed timber to declare under oath the source of the timber and to provide, if the timber comes from the forests in the domain of the State, any information required to prove that the dues or amounts owing on the timber have been paid.
If the information required is not provided, the Minister may cause the timber to be seized and take measures for its disposal under Title VII of this Act.
2010, c. 3, s. 177; 2013, c. 2, s. 45.