P-39.01 - Plant Protection Act

Section 10 Disposition versions

1995-12-07

10. Where a destructive insect or a disease constitutes a threat to the crops of an entire sector determined by the Minister and the urgency of the situation so requires, the Minister may order every owner or custodian of premises where plants are found to segregate, treat or destroy the plants, to treat the soil and to disinfect the premises, the equipment and any vehicle used to transport the plants or that could spread the disease or the insects, within the time fixed by him and according to his instructions.

The Minister may also order such owners or custodians to take any other measure to reduce the risk of the spread of the disease or epidemic. He may also prohibit the keeping of plants for purposes of sale and the offering for sale, consignment, sale, exchange, gift or transport of the plants.

The order must set out the Minister’s reasons and refer to any minutes, analysis or study report, or any other technical report on which the order is based.

A certified copy of the order shall be delivered in person, by bailiff or by registered or certified mail to every owner or custodian concerned. The order takes effect on the date of the delivery.

This section applies even where the threat is posed by a disease or insect not mentioned in a regulation.

1995, c. 54, s. 10.