Fertilizers Regulations

24 (1) Any article seized pursuant to section 9 of the Act may be detained by an inspector at any place by attaching a detention tag to the article or to any part of it.

(2) If an article is detained under subsection (1), an inspector shall deliver or send to the owner or person in possession of the article a notice of detention.

(3) No person shall alter or remove a detention tag referred to in subsection (1) or sell or move any detained article except with the written authority of an inspector.

(4) If an article is released from detention, an inspector shall deliver or send to the owner or person in possession of the article a notice of release.

(5) Any article forfeited under section 9 of the Act shall be disposed of in the following manner:

• (a) in the case of a fertilizer or supplement that is fit for sale, it shall be

  • (i) sold and the proceeds deposited to the credit of the Receiver General, or

  • (ii) donated to a charitable institution;

• (b) in the case of a fertilizer or supplement that is not fit for sale, it shall be disposed of in a safe manner; and

• (c) in the case of an article other than a fertilizer or supplement, it shall be sold and the proceeds deposited to the credit of the Receiver General.