Receipt to be given
82B Receipt to be given
As soon as practicable after a thing (a seized thing) is seized by a forest officer under this Act, the forest officer must give a receipt for it to the person from whom it was seized.
The receipt must describe generally the condition of the seized thing and, if more than 1 thing is seized, must include an inventory or general description of them.
If, for any reason, it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1), the forest officer must—
leave the receipt at the place where the thing is seized; and
ensure the receipt is left in a reasonably secure way in a conspicuous position.
This section does not apply if—
it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1); and
it is not practicable to comply with subsection (3); and
the owner of the seized thing can not be decided after reasonable inquiries or, having regard to its value, it is not reasonable to make inquiries about its owner.
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