C-61.1, r. 8 - Regulation respecting the Québec Aquarium

Updated to 1 October 2024

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chapter C-61.1, r. 8

Regulation respecting the Québec Aquarium

Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife

(chapter C-61.1, ss. 77 and 78).

1. No visitor may be admitted inside the Québec Aquarium building if he is accompanied by a dog or any other animal unless it is a guide dog or a service dog.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 1; M.O. 2024-0009, s. 1.

2. No visitor to the Québec Aquarium may:

(1)  touch the aquatic mammals;

(2)  put his hand or foot into the pool of an aquatic mammal;

(3)  feed an aquatic mammal;

(4)  throw any objects into the enclosure of an aquatic mammal;

(5)  frighten an aquatic mammal.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 2.

3. Within the Québec Aquarium property limits it is not allowed to:

(1)  pick flowers or plants, damage bushes or trees;

(2)  move, deface or damage signs;

(3)  move or damage the benches, tables and shelters;

(4)  move or damage movable property or damage immovable property.

Moreover, painting, altering or removing rocks or any other natural formations are not allowed.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 3; Erratum, 1986 G.O. 2, 713.

4. Inside the Québec Aquarium building no visitor may wear only a swimsuit or a lower body garment.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 4.

5. Smoking is not allowed in the passages and halls or in the auditorium of the Québec Aquarium.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 5.

6. Filming or taking pictures in the passages and halls of the Québec Aquarium is allowed only if no artificial lighting is used.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 6.

7. Within the Québec Aquarium property limits, it is not allowed to:

(1)  use loud speakers or any other sound producing instrument or sound amplifier;

(2)  hand out or post up notes, pamphlets or folders;

(3)  offer anything for sale.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 7.

8. Any visitor to the Québec Aquarium must park his vehicle in the areas provided and identified for that purpose.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 8.

9. Camping or lighting a fire on the Québec Aquarium property are not allowed.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 9.

10. Climbing trees, walls, fences or any other structure located within the Québec Aquarium property limits is not allowed.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 10.

11. Discarding bottles, papers or garbage, elsewhere than in the trash cans and other containers provided for that purpose is not allowed.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 11.

12. The sale and trade of goods within the Québec Aquarium property limits are authorized only when such activities are carried out under a franchise contract entered into under paragraph 3 of section 78 of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1).

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 12.

13. The director may temporarily prohibit access to part or all of the Québec Aquarium property:

(1)  when the safety of visitors may be endangered;

(2)  when the capacity of visitors allowed in an area is reached or may be exceeded.

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 13.

14. (Omitted).

M.O. 84-10-26, s. 14.

REFERENCES

M.O. 84-10-26, 1984 G.O. 2, 3793 and 1986 G.O. 2, 713

M.O. 2024-0009, 2024 G.O. 2, 3460