17. The dues payable by the permit holder are established annually by multiplying the number of hectares in the sugar bush by the unit rate set in Schedule 1 in relation to the corresponding zone.
The rates set in Schedule 1 are adjusted on 1 January of each year according to the formula in Schedule 2, except for the year 2023 for which the rates are adjusted using the formula in Schedule 3.
The Minister is to publish the results of the adjustment in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec, on the website of the timber marketing board or by any other appropriate means.
2018-006M.O. 2018-006, s. 17; 2022-021M.O. 2022-021, s. 111.