Q-2, r. 26 - Agricultural Operations Regulation

Section 50.1.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

50.1.1. For the purposes of subparagraph 2.1 of the second paragraph of section 50.3, the area used for the cultivation of the trees concerned may include the area of any other lot or part of a lot of a raising site or spreading site where such trees have been cultivated at least once

(a)  since the 2004 growing season for such a site situated in the territory of a municipality listed in Schedule II or III;

(b)  since the 2005 growing season for such a site situated in the territory of a municipality listed in Schedule V.

The owner of a raising site or spreading site must, before restoring such an area to cultivation, declare it on the form provided by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks. In support of the declaration, the owner must attach one of the following documents to the declaration:

— a true copy certified by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of an aerial photograph of the raising site or spreading site on which the Minister indicates the year of the photograph, clearly identifies the area used for the cultivation of the trees concerned and specifies the area in hectares;

— a true copy certified by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the part relating to areas under cultivation of a registration slip of the agricultural operation;

— a copy of the part relating to areas under cultivation of the agro-environmental fertilization plan of the agricultural operation, certified true by the agrologist who established the plan.

The declaration of the owner of the raising site or spreading site must be received by the Minister not later than 26 April 2015.

O.C. 269-2012, s. 4.