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Q-2, r. 0.1 - Regulation respecting activities in wetlands, bodies of water and sensitive areas

Section 51
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51. A monetary administrative penalty in the amount of $500 for a natural person and $2,500 in other cases may be imposed on every person who
(1)  in carrying out work in wetlands and bodies of water, interferes with the free flow of water in contravention of the first paragraph of section 7;
(2)  fails to carry out work in wetlands and bodies of water in compliance with the requirements of section 8;
(3)  does not comply with the requirements provided for in section 11 for the use of a vehicle or machinery in wetlands and bodies of water;
(4)  carries out sylvicultural treatments while failing to promote natural regeneration of ground vegetation or fails to reforest the area concerned within 4 years after the end of treatments in contravention of section 12;
(5)  amends the soil while carrying out sylvicultural treatments in contravention of section 13;
(6)  at the end of any intervention in wetlands and bodies of water, fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 15;
(7)  fails to revegetate the area concerned in compliance with section 17;
(8)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 20;
(9)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33.5 for constructing a deflector or weir;
(10)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33.7 for circulating in the littoral zone of a watercourse;
(11)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 31 for constructing a surface water withdrawal facility;
(12)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 32 concerning a water withdrawal facility for supplying a temporary industrial camp;
(13)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33;
(14)  removes stumps in the littoral zone or a lakeshore or riverbank in contravention of section 18.1;
(15)  harvests trees in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and in section 44;
(16)  fails to obtain a sylvicultural prescription in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and the first paragraph of section 45;
(17)  (paragraph revoked);
(18)  constructs an artificial basin, pond or lake or backfills it before it has been dewatered in contravention of section 38.3;
(19)  (paragraph revoked);
(20)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 43 for constructing a winter road.
O.C. 871-2020, s. 51; O.C. 1596-2021, s. 54; O.C. 1461-2022, s. 14; O.C. 984-2023, s. 6.
51. A monetary administrative penalty in the amount of $500 for a natural person and $2,500 in other cases may be imposed on every person who
(1)  in carrying out work in wetlands and bodies of water, interferes with the free flow of water in contravention of the first paragraph of section 7;
(2)  fails to carry out work in wetlands and bodies of water in compliance with the requirements of section 8;
(3)  does not comply with the requirements provided for in section 11 for the use of a vehicle or machinery in wetlands and bodies of water;
(4)  carries out sylvicultural treatments while failing to promote natural regeneration of ground vegetation or fails to reforest the area concerned within 4 years after the end of treatments in contravention of section 12;
(5)  amends the soil while carrying out sylvicultural treatments in contravention of section 13;
(6)  at the end of any intervention in wetlands and bodies of water, fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 15;
(7)  fails to revegetate the area concerned in compliance with section 17;
(8)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 20;
(9)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33.5 for constructing a deflector or weir;
(10)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33.7 for circulating in the littoral zone of a watercourse;
(11)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 31 for constructing a surface water withdrawal facility;
(12)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 32 concerning a water withdrawal facility for supplying a temporary industrial camp;
(13)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33;
(14)  removes stumps or impermeabilizes the ground in the littoral zone or a lakeshore or riverbank in contravention of section 18.1;
(15)  harvests trees in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and in section 44;
(16)  fails to obtain a sylvicultural prescription in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and the first paragraph of section 45;
(17)  (paragraph revoked);
(18)  constructs an artificial basin, pond or lake or backfills it before it has been dewatered in contravention of section 38.3;
(19)  (paragraph revoked);
(20)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 43 for constructing a winter road.
O.C. 871-2020, s. 51; O.C. 1596-2021, s. 54; O.C. 1461-2022, s. 14.
51. A monetary administrative penalty in the amount of $500 for a natural person and $2,500 in other cases may be imposed on every person who
(1)  in carrying out work in wetlands and bodies of water, interferes with the free flow of water in contravention of the first paragraph of section 7;
(2)  fails to carry out work in wetlands and bodies of water in compliance with the requirements of section 8;
(3)  uses a vehicle or machinery in contravention of the first paragraph of section 11;
(4)  carries out sylvicultural treatments while failing to promote natural regeneration of ground vegetation or fails to reforest the area concerned within 4 years after the end of treatments in contravention of section 12;
(5)  amends the soil while carrying out sylvicultural treatments in contravention of section 13;
(6)  at the end of any intervention in wetlands and bodies of water, fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 15;
(7)  fails to revegetate the area concerned in compliance with section 17;
(8)  fails to comply with the requirement prescribed in section 20;
(9)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33.5 for constructing a deflector or weir;
(10)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33.7 for crossing a watercourse;
(11)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 31 for constructing a surface water withdrawal facility;
(12)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 32 concerning a water withdrawal facility for supplying a temporary industrial camp;
(13)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33;
(14)  removes stumps or impermeabilizes the ground in the littoral zone or a lakeshore or riverbank in contravention of section 18.1;
(15)  harvests trees in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and in section 44;
(16)  fails to obtain a sylvicultural prescription in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and the first paragraph of section 45;
(17)  (paragraph revoked);
(18)  constructs an artificial basin, pond or lake or backfills it before it has been dewatered in contravention of section 38.3;
(19)  (paragraph revoked);
(20)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 43 for constructing a winter road.
O.C. 871-2020, s. 51; O.C. 1596-2021, s. 54.
51. A monetary administrative penalty in the amount of $500 for a natural person and $2,500 in other cases may be imposed on every person who
(1)  in carrying out work in wetlands and bodies of water, interferes with the free flow of water in contravention of the first paragraph of section 7;
(2)  fails to carry out work in wetlands and bodies of water in compliance with the requirements of section 8;
(3)  uses a vehicle or machinery in contravention of the first paragraph of section 11;
(4)  carries out sylvicultural treatments while failing to promote natural regeneration of ground vegetation or fails to reforest the area concerned within 4 years after the end of treatments in contravention of section 12;
(5)  amends the soil while carrying out sylvicultural treatments in contravention of section 13;
(6)  at the end of any intervention in wetlands and bodies of water, fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 15;
(7)  fails to revegetate the area concerned in compliance with section 17;
(8)  fails to comply with the requirement prescribed in section 20;
(9)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 22 for constructing a deflector or weir;
(10)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 24 for crossing a watercourse;
(11)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 31 for constructing a surface water withdrawal facility;
(12)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 32 concerning a water withdrawal facility for supplying a temporary industrial camp;
(13)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33;
(14)  removes stumps or impermeabilizes the ground in the lakeshore or riverbank in contravention of section 35;
(15)  harvests trees in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and in section 44;
(16)  fails to obtain a sylvicultural prescription in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and the first paragraph of section 45;
(17)  fails to apply the flood-proofing measures covered by the third paragraph of section 38;
(18)  constructs an artificial basin, pond or lake or backfills it before it has been dewatered in contravention of section 39;
(19)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 40 for underground public utility infrastructures;
(20)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 43 for constructing a winter road.
O.C. 871-2020, s. 51.
In force: 2020-12-31
51. A monetary administrative penalty in the amount of $500 for a natural person and $2,500 in other cases may be imposed on every person who
(1)  in carrying out work in wetlands and bodies of water, interferes with the free flow of water in contravention of the first paragraph of section 7;
(2)  fails to carry out work in wetlands and bodies of water in compliance with the requirements of section 8;
(3)  uses a vehicle or machinery in contravention of the first paragraph of section 11;
(4)  carries out sylvicultural treatments while failing to promote natural regeneration of ground vegetation or fails to reforest the area concerned within 4 years after the end of treatments in contravention of section 12;
(5)  amends the soil while carrying out sylvicultural treatments in contravention of section 13;
(6)  at the end of any intervention in wetlands and bodies of water, fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 15;
(7)  fails to revegetate the area concerned in compliance with section 17;
(8)  fails to comply with the requirement prescribed in section 20;
(9)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 22 for constructing a deflector or weir;
(10)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 24 for crossing a watercourse;
(11)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 31 for constructing a surface water withdrawal facility;
(12)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 32 concerning a water withdrawal facility for supplying a temporary industrial camp;
(13)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 33;
(14)  removes stumps or impermeabilizes the ground in the lakeshore or riverbank in contravention of section 35;
(15)  harvests trees in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and in section 44;
(16)  fails to obtain a sylvicultural prescription in contravention of the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 36 and the first paragraph of section 45;
(17)  fails to apply the flood-proofing measures covered by the third paragraph of section 38;
(18)  constructs an artificial basin, pond or lake or backfills it before it has been dewatered in contravention of section 39;
(19)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in section 40 for underground public utility infrastructures;
(20)  fails to comply with the requirements prescribed in the first paragraph of section 43 for constructing a winter road.
O.C. 871-2020, s. 51.
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