18.1. Where the property seized is perishable or likely to depreciate rapidly, the wildlife protection officer may dispose of it in the manner prescribed by regulation.
If he has disposed of such a property and, subsequently, it appears that there is no cause for confiscation, the wildlife protection officer shall, at the request of the person who is entitled thereto, pay to him the indemnity determined in accordance with the regulations as replacement of the property.
1992, c. 15, s. 3; 2000, c. 48, s. 36; 2009, c. 49, s. 43.