DECLARATION OF REMOVAL OF TOPSOIL FOR SALE WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM THE COMMISSION DE PROTECTION DU TERRITOIRE AGRICOLE DU QUÉBEC
Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities
(s. 70)
Regulation respecting the tariff of duties, fees and costs made under the Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities (chapter P-41.1, r. 6)
(I) Information about the declarant-owner
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
Municipality: __________________________________________________________________________
Social Insurance Number: ______ -______ - ______
Telephone number: off.: ( ) ______ - ______
res.: ( ) ______ - ______
(II) Declaration
I wish to remove topsoil for sale without a permit because:
A) □ My principal occupation is horticulture, in order to supply horticultural soil for my land, plants or hot beds, or plant or flower containers for sale;
B) □ My principal occupation is the sowing or growing of trees or shrubs, in order to supply horticultural soil for containers of trees or shrubs for sale;
C) □ My principal occupation is the sowing and cultivation of lawn turf for sale, provided that, at harvest time, I remove not more than a depth of 2 cm of soil per year and that, between harvests, I cultivate deeply and fertilize the soil adequately.
In that case, indicate whether you are the owner of the lot: Yes □ No □
If not, indicate the name and address of the owner:
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
Municipality: __________________________________________________________________________
and submit with the declaration a copy of the contract empowering you to use the lot for the purposes covered by paragraph C. The contract shall be for a term not exceeding 5 years and shall stipulate that removal of the turf will be carried out as provided under paragraph C.
(III) I declare that the operation of the lot as indicated above began:
A) □ Before the coming into force of a designated agricultural region decree, on ______________.
In that case, I shall send my declaration within 90 days of the date of coming into force of the decree.
B) □ After the coming into force of the Regulation, since it is a new operation which began on ______________.
In that case, I shall send my declaration within 30 days of that date.
(IV) Information about the declaration
A) Lot(s) _____________________________________________________________________________
B) Range _____________________________________________________________________________
C) Cadastre ___________________________________________________________________________
D)
Area used _________________________________________________________________________
And submit a plan locating the lot(s) covered by your declaration and the area of operation involved. The scale used for the drawing, the date on which it was drawn and the author’s signature shall be shown on the plan.
I certify that all the information in this declaration is accurate.
Date: _____________________________________ Signature of declarant: ___________________________
Send your declaration to:
Commission de protection du
territoire agricole du Québec
200, chemin Sainte-Foy
2e étage
Québec, QC
G1R 4X6