Whenever any supplier is delinquent in the payment of the tax, the Controller or his or her authorized representative may forthwith collect the tax due in the following manner: The Controller shall seize any property, real or personal, of the supplier, and thereafter sell the property, or a sufficient part of it, at public auction to pay the tax due together with any penalties, interest and any costs incurred on account of the seizure and sale.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1053, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2001. Operative January 1, 2002, by Sec. 53 of Ch. 1053.)