8. An encroachment of a total maximum width of 15 m outside the right of way of a public road is allowed during work referred to in section 6 of the Preservation of Agricultural Land and Agricultural Activities Regulation (chapter P-41.1, r. 1), in the following circumstances:(1) the encroachment is necessary for carrying out the work, in particular for clearing or filling or the deviation of a watercourse, the construction of a detour road or the removal of topsoil to avoid its compaction or contamination;
(2) the work does not hinder the agricultural drainage capacity of the lot and adjacent lots;
(3) the topsoil layer is removed at the beginning of the work and is set aside to be reused during restoration;
(4) the ground of the site and its access roads is cleaned, in-depth decompacted, levelled, covered with a uniform layer of topsoil and rehabilitated to its former condition;
(5) the duration of the encroachment must not exceed 12 months, or 18 months if the work ends in winter.