23.0.3 (1) A person authorized by the Minister under subsection 23 (1) may stop and detain any vehicle and examine its contents, including any cargo, manifests, records, accounts, vouchers, papers or things, if the person has reasonable grounds to believe, (a)  the vehicle is being used to transport raw leaf tobacco; and (b)  that stopping and detaining the vehicle and examining its contents would assist in determining whether, (i)  the raw leaf tobacco is being transported in compliance with subsections 2.3 (9), (10) and (11), or (ii)  the raw leaf tobacco is baled or packaged and labelled in accordance with section 2.4. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 43, s. 3; 2015, c. 38, Sched. 21, s. 9 (1). Seizure, etc., of raw leaf tobacco (2) If, on an inspection under subsection (1), the person authorized by the Minister discovers raw leaf tobacco, the person may, subject to subsection (3), seize, impound, hold and dispose of the tobacco, if the person has reasonable grounds to believe, (a)  that the tobacco is not being transported in compliance with subsections 2.3 (9), (10) and (11); or (b)  that the tobacco is not baled, packaged or labelled in accordance with section 2.4. 2015, c. 38, Sched. 21, s. 9 (2). Application to court (3) Raw leaf tobacco seized under subsection (2) is forfeited to the Crown to be disposed of as the Minister directs unless, within 30 days following the seizure, the person from whom the tobacco was seized, or the owner of the tobacco, applies to the Superior Court of Justice to establish the right to possession of the tobacco. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 43, s. 3. Right to possession of raw tobacco (4) For the purposes of an application under subsection (3), the applicant has a right to possession of the raw leaf tobacco if, (a)  the tobacco was seized under clause (2) (a) and, at the time the seizure was made, (i)  the person from whom the tobacco was seized was an interjurisdictional transporter registered under subsection 6 (1) and had in his, her or its possession the documents described in subsection 6 (5.1), (ii)  the person from whom the tobacco was seized held a registration certificate under section 2.2 or 7 and had in his, her or its possession the documents described in subsection 2.3 (11), or (iii)  the person from whom the tobacco was seized was transporting the raw leaf tobacco on behalf of another person who held a registration certificate under section 2.2 or 7 and had in his, her or its possession the documents described in subsection 2.3 (11); or (b)  the tobacco was seized under clause (2) (b) and, at the time the seizure was made, the requirements of section 2.4 to bale, package or label tobacco did not apply in respect of the tobacco. 2015, c. 38, Sched. 21, s. 9 (3). Disposal of tobacco (5) Subsections 23.1 (4), (5), (6) and (7) apply, with necessary modifications, with respect to the disposal of the seized raw leaf tobacco. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 43, s. 3. Definition (6) For the purposes of this section, “vehicle” means a motor vehicle and includes anything attached to the motor vehicle. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 43, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2015, c. 20, Sched. 43, s. 3 - 04/06/2015 2015, c. 38, Sched. 21, s. 9 (1-3) - 10/12/2015