10.3. The value of non-commercial silvicultural treatments, which are accepted by the Minister and admitted as payment of dues, is attributed to the agreement holder provided that the work was carried out by an enterprise holding a certificate of conformity or an attestation of an application for certification issued by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec under the certification program “Pratiques de gestion des enterprises sylvicoles”.
“Non-commercial sylvicultural treatments” means site preparation, planting, reinforcement planting in naturally regenerated stands, enrichment planting, mechanical release treatment, precommercial thinning, pruning, pine seeding, fertilization and forest drainage.