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C-27.1 - Municipal Code of Québec
Section 736
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736. (Repealed).
736. Lands or passages used as roads by the mere permission of the owner or occupant, are municipal roads, if they are fenced on either side, or otherwise divided off from the remaining land, and are not habitually kept closed at their extremities; but the ownership of the land, and the obligation of maintenance, remain, in all cases, with the owner, unless otherwise provided under article 801.
The municipality having jurisdiction over such roads may, by resolution, order the owner or occupant to close the same by means of fences or gates, under penalty of a fine of $20 for each day he may neglect or refuse to execute such order.
736. Lands or passages used as roads by the mere permission of the owner or occupant, are municipal roads, if they are fenced on either side, or otherwise divided off from the remaining land, and are not habitually kept closed at their extremities; but the ownership of the land, and the obligation of maintenance, remain, in all cases, with the owner, unless otherwise provided under article 801.
The corporation or the board of delegates who have the control of such roads may, by resolution, order the owner or occupant to close the same by means of fences or gates, under penalty of a fine of $20 for each day he may neglect or refuse to execute such order.
