If the transporter does not pay up within a reasonable time, the officer gives notice and the object is sold. The proceeds go against whatever the transporter owes the government under the Act, and the costs of the sale, the seizure, and any detention come off the top. Anything left after all that goes back to the transporter.
(1)If a transporter does not comply with paragraph 286(2)(a) within a reasonable time, an officer shall give notice to the transporter that the object will be sold. The object shall then be sold for the benefit of Her Majesty in right of Canada and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the transporter’s outstanding debt to Her Majesty under the Act. Any surplus shall be returned to the transporter.
(2)Any expenses incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada in selling the object, and any expenses incurred in the seizure or, if applicable, detention of the object, shall be deducted from the proceeds of the sale.