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A-18.1, r. 11 - Regulation respecting forest royalties
Section 4
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4. The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is fixed at $121, $93, $84, $65 or $56 per hectare according to the location of the sugar bush in one of the following forest tariffing zones:
ZONE 1 ($121 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 05 Estrie
(2) Région administrative 12 Chaudière-Appalaches, except Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 16 La Montérégie
(4) Région administrative 17 Centre-du-Québec
ZONE 2 ($93 per hectare)
(1) Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 03 La Capitale-Nationale, except Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 04 Mauricie, except Mékinac and Le Haut-Saint-Maurice regionl county municipalities
(4) Région administrative 14 Lanaudière, except Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(5) Région administrative 15 Les Laurentides, except Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 3 ($93 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 01 Bas Saint-Laurent, except Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Mékinac
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 4 ($84 per hectare)
(1) Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 07 Outaouais, except Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
ZONE 5 ($65 per hectare)
(1) Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Le Haut-Saint-Maurice
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Avignon
ZONE 6 ($65 per hectare)
(1) Municipalité régionale de comté Témiscamingue
(2) Bonaventure and La Haute-Gaspésie regional county municipalities
ZONE 7 ($56 per hectare)
(1) All other territories of Québec not included in zones 1 to 6.
The administrative regions are those determined by the Government by Décret concernant la révision des limites des régions administratives du Québec (chapter D-11, r. 1).
The rate fixed for each zone is adjusted on 1 January of each year according to the following equation based on the data contained in the economic record of the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec (FPAQ):
Where A = Sumb Yieldc X Agreement priced X (1-(Var. net inventorye/Harvest vol. of the yearf))/5 years
a Reference calculation of 1999 to 2003 (net average income per taphole).
b Summation of the last 5 years preceding the year that precedes the year of the adjustment.
c Average yield (lbs of syrup/taphole) of the year concerned from the economic record of the FPAQ.
d Weighted average price ($/lb of syrup) of the year concerned and determined by the Maple Syrup Marketing Agreement entered into between the FPAQ and the buyers of a product covered by the Plan conjoint des producteurs acéricoles du Québec.
e Variation of the net inventory from the economic record of the FPAQ (pounds of syrup).
f Harvest volume of the year concerned from the economic record of the FPAQ (pounds of syrup).
The Minister of Natural Resources is to publish the results of the adjustment on the website of the Ministère des Ressources naturelles and in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec. The Minister may also ensure wider publicity by any other means the Minister considers appropriate.
The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is, for timber harvested while carrying out silvicultural work intended to favour the production of sap, the rate provided for in section 5 or 6, depending on whether the wood is intended for domestic heating or for another use.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no dues are exigible from the permit holder where the timber harvested is used in the context of acericultural activities.
4. The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is fixed at $100, $77, $69, $54 or $46 per hectare according to the location of the sugar bush in one of the following forest tariffing zones:
ZONE 1 ($100 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 05 Estrie
(2) Région administrative 12 Chaudière-Appalaches, except Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 16 La Montérégie
(4) Région administrative 17 Centre-du-Québec
ZONE 2 ($77 per hectare)
(1) Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 03 La Capitale-Nationale, except Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 04 Mauricie, except Mékinac and Le Haut-Saint-Maurice regionl county municipalities
(4) Région administrative 14 Lanaudière, except Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(5) Région administrative 15 Les Laurentides, except Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 3 ($77 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 01 Bas Saint-Laurent, except Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Mékinac
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 4 ($69 per hectare)
(1) Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 07 Outaouais, except Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
ZONE 5 ($54 per hectare)
(1) Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Le Haut-Saint-Maurice
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Avignon
ZONE 6 ($54 per hectare)
(1) Municipalité régionale de comté Témiscamingue
(2) Bonaventure and La Haute-Gaspésie regional county municipalities
ZONE 7 ($46 per hectare)
(1) All other territories of Québec not included in zones 1 to 6.
The administrative regions are those determined by the Government by Décret concernant la révision des limites des régions administratives du Québec (chapter D-11, r. 1).
The rate fixed for each zone is adjusted on 1 January of each year according to the following equation based on the data contained in the economic record of the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec (FPAQ):
Where A = Sumb Yieldc X Agreement priced X (1-(Var. net inventorye/Harvest vol. of the yearf))/5 years
a Reference calculation of 1999 to 2003 (net average income per taphole).
b Summation of the last 5 years preceding the year that precedes the year of the adjustment.
c Average yield (lbs of syrup/taphole) of the year concerned from the economic record of the FPAQ.
d Weighted average price ($/lb of syrup) of the year concerned and determined by the Maple Syrup Marketing Agreement entered into between the FPAQ and the buyers of a product covered by the Plan conjoint des producteurs acéricoles du Québec.
e Variation of the net inventory from the economic record of the FPAQ (pounds of syrup).
f Harvest volume of the year concerned from the economic record of the FPAQ (pounds of syrup).
The Minister of Natural Resources is to publish the results of the adjustment on the website of the Ministère des Ressources naturelles and in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec. The Minister may also ensure wider publicity by any other means the Minister considers appropriate.
The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is, for timber harvested while carrying out silvicultural work intended to favour the production of sap, the rate provided for in section 5 or 6, depending on whether the wood is intended for domestic heating or for another use.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no dues are exigible from the permit holder where the timber harvested is used in the context of acericultural activities.
4. The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is fixed at $99, $76, $69, $53 or $46 per hectare according to the location of the sugar bush in one of the following forest tariffing zones:
ZONE 1 ($99 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 05 Estrie
(2) Région administrative 12 Chaudière-Appalaches, except Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 16 La Montérégie
(4) Région administrative 17 Centre-du-Québec
ZONE 2 ($76 per hectare)
(1) Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 03 La Capitale-Nationale, except Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 04 Mauricie, except Mékinac and Le Haut-Saint-Maurice regionl county municipalities
(4) Région administrative 14 Lanaudière, except Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(5) Région administrative 15 Les Laurentides, except Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 3 ($76 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 01 Bas Saint-Laurent, except Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Mékinac
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 4 ($69 per hectare)
(1) Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 07 Outaouais, except Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
ZONE 5 ($53 per hectare)
(1) Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Le Haut-Saint-Maurice
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Avignon
ZONE 6 ($53 per hectare)
(1) Municipalité régionale de comté Témiscamingue
(2) Bonaventure and La Haute-Gaspésie regional county municipalities
ZONE 7 ($46 per hectare)
(1) All other territories of Québec not included in zones 1 to 6.
The administrative regions are those determined by the Government by Décret concernant la révision des limites des régions administratives du Québec (chapter D-11, r. 1).
The rate fixed for each zone is adjusted on 1 January of each year according to the following equation based on the data contained in the economic record of the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec (FPAQ):
Adjustment rate = A/3.93a
Where A = Sumb Yieldc X Agreement priced X (1-(Var. net inventorye/Harvest vol. of the yearf))/5 years
a Reference calculation of 1999 to 2003 (net average income per taphole).
b Summation of the last 5 years preceding the year that precedes the year of the adjustment.
c Average yield (lbs of syrup/taphole) of the year concerned from the economic record of the FPAQ.
d Weighted average price ($/lb of syrup) of the year concerned and determined by the Maple Syrup Marketing Agreement entered into between the FPAQ and the buyers of a product covered by the Plan conjoint des producteurs acéricoles du Québec.
e Variation of the net inventory from the economic record of the FPAQ (pounds of syrup).
f Harvest volume of the year concerned from the economic record of the FPAQ (pounds of syrup).
A = 5.33
Adjustment rate = 5.33/3.93 = 1.3562
The Minister of Natural Resources is to publish the results of the adjustment on the website of the Ministère des Ressources naturelles and in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec. The Minister may also ensure wider publicity by any other means the Minister considers appropriate.
The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is, for timber harvested while carrying out silvicultural work intended to favour the production of sap, the rate provided for in section 5 or 6, depending on whether the wood is intended for domestic heating or for another use.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no dues are exigible from the permit holder where the timber harvested is used in the context of acericultural activities.
4. The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is fixed at $88, $68, $61, $47 or $41 per hectare according to the location of the sugar bush in one of the following forest tariffing zones:
ZONE 1 ($88 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 05 Estrie
(2) Région administrative 12 Chaudière-Appalaches, except Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 16 La Montérégie
(4) Région administrative 17 Centre-du-Québec
ZONE 2 ($68 per hectare)
(1) Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 03 La Capitale-Nationale, except Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 04 Mauricie, except Mékinac and Le Haut-Saint-Maurice regionl county municipalities
(4) Région administrative 14 Lanaudière, except Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(5) Région administrative 15 Les Laurentides, except Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 3 ($68 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 01 Bas Saint-Laurent, except Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Mékinac
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 4 ($61 per hectare)
(1) Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 07 Outaouais, except Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
ZONE 5 ($47 per hectare)
(1) Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Le Haut-Saint-Maurice
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Avignon
ZONE 6 ($47 per hectare)
(1) Municipalité régionale de comté Témiscamingue
(2) Bonaventure and La Haute-Gaspésie regional county municipalities
ZONE 7 ($41 per hectare)
(1) All other territories of Québec not included in zones 1 to 6.
The administrative regions are those determined by the Government by Décret concernant la révision des limites des régions administratives du Québec (chapter D-11, r. 1).
The rate fixed for each zone is adjusted on 1 January of each year according to the following equation based on the data contained in the economic record of the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec (FPAQ):
Adjustment rate = A/3.93a
Where A = Sumb Yieldc X Agreement priced X (1-(Var. net inventorye/Harvest vol. of the yearf))/5 years
a Reference calculation of 1999 to 2003 (net average income per taphole).
b Summation of the last 5 years preceding the year that precedes the year of the adjustment.
c Average yield (lbs of syrup/taphole) of the year concerned from the economic record of the FPAQ.
d Weighted average price ($/lb of syrup) of the year concerned and determined by the Maple Syrup Marketing Agreement entered into between the FPAQ and the buyers of a product covered by the Plan conjoint des producteurs acéricoles du Québec.
e Variation of the net inventory from the economic record of the FPAQ (pounds of syrup).
f Harvest volume of the year concerned from the economic record of the FPAQ (pounds of syrup).
A = 5.33
Adjustment rate = 5.32/3.93 = 1.3537
The Minister of Natural Resources is to publish the results of the adjustment on the website of the Ministère des Ressources naturelles and in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec. The Minister may also ensure wider publicity by any other means the Minister considers appropriate.
The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is, for timber harvested while carrying out silvicultural work intended to favour the production of sap, the rate provided for in section 5 or 6, depending on whether the wood is intended for domestic heating or for another use.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no dues are exigible from the permit holder where the timber harvested is used in the context of acericultural activities.
4. The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is fixed at $65, $50, $45, $35 or $30 per hectare according to the location of the sugar bush in one of the following forest tariffing zones:
ZONE 1 ($65 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 05 Estrie
(2) Région administrative 12 Chaudière-Appalaches, except Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 16 La Montérégie
(4) Région administrative 17 Centre-du-Québec
ZONE 2 ($50 per hectare)
(1) Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Montmagny and L’Islet regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 03 La Capitale-Nationale, except Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(3) Région administrative 04 Mauricie, except Mékinac and Le Haut-Saint-Maurice regionl county municipalities
(4) Région administrative 14 Lanaudière, except Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(5) Région administrative 15 Les Laurentides, except Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 3 ($50 per hectare)
(1) Région administrative 01 Bas Saint-Laurent, except Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Mékinac
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Matawinie
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Antoine-Labelle
ZONE 4 ($45 per hectare)
(1) Matane, La Matapédia, La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette regional county municipalities
(2) Région administrative 07 Outaouais, except Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
ZONE 5 ($35 per hectare)
(1) Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities
(2) Municipalité régionale de comté Le Haut-Saint-Maurice
(3) Municipalité régionale de comté Pontiac
(4) Municipalité régionale de comté Avignon
ZONE 6 ($35 per hectare)
(1) Municipalité régionale de comté Témiscamingue
(2) Bonaventure and La Haute-Gaspésie regional county municipalities
ZONE 7 ($30 per hectare)
(1) All other territories of Québec not included in zones 1 to 6.
The administrative regions are those determined by the Government by Décret concernant la révision des limites des régions administratives du Québec (chapter D-11, r. 1).
The unit rate applicable to the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes is, for timber harvested while carrying out silvicultural work intended to favour the production of sap, the rate provided for in section 5 or 6, depending on whether the wood is intended for domestic heating or for another use.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no dues are exigible from the permit holder where the timber harvested is used in the context of acericultural activities.
