(1) If there is a reliable ground to believe that this Act has been violated in the course of storing or transporting any forest products, any employee performing forest related work or security personnel may impound such forest products and any arms, boat, vehicle and quadruped connected with the offence.
(2) In any forest product or good is impounded pursuant to sub-section (1), the employee or security personnel so impounding shall give a receipt thereof to the concerned person, setting out the description of such impounded forest product or good, and submit a report to the Division Forest Office or Sub-Division Forest Office as soon as possible, upon marking a specific sign in such product or good, measuring and examining it.
(3) The employee of at least non-gazetted second class or security personnel of equivalent rank may release the weapon, boat, motor vehicle or quadruped related to the offence, other than the forest products, impounded pursuant to sub-section (1), on the condition that the same shall be produced at such date and place specified by him or her, after getting a bond to be executed by the owner of such goods,
in presence of at least one office-bearer or member of the concerned Local Level and at least two local persons.