Failure to Declare Weapons

It is published CCRA policy that any weapons that are not declared at Primary Inspection and are subsequently discovered will be immediately confiscated. One will not even be given the option to return the item to the states

If upon subsequent search of your vehicle an item (ie a machete) is found that the CCRA claims to be weapon, and threatens to confiscate for failure to declare, it is imperative to remind the CCRA Officer that only the Criminal Code definition of a weapon is what governs the situation. It is imperative to stress to the agent that the (ie) machete is not a weapon, because you would never use it as a weapon.

It is possible the agent will confiscate it anyway, but you will thus have a claim for compensation for the illegal confiscation of your lawful property.

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