(1) A society may enforce a charge by applying to the magistrate of the district in which the member resides or carries on business or where the property subject to the charge is situate for a warrant of distress by certifying under seal to the magistrate the amount due and particulars of the property so charged and the magistrate shall issue a warrant of distress and may offer the sale of the property by public auction or private treaty.
(2) Despite anything contained in any other statute, a magistrate shall have jurisdiction under subsection (1) even though the amount due exceeds the monetary limit of a magistrate.