335.1. The cultivation of non-aquatic plants and mushrooms in the littoral zone of a lake or watercourse of an area that has been cultivated at least once in the 6 growing seasons preceding 1 January 2022 is eligible for a declaration of compliance, provided that the following conditions are met:(1) a vegetation strip consisting of perennial plants is laid out over a width of at least 5 m along each side of a watercourse and at least 3 m wide along each side of a ditch;
(2) no trees are cleared.
For the purposes of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, the distance is calculated from the top of any embankment.
In addition to the elements provided for in section 41, a declaration of compliance referred to in the first paragraph must include a declaration by an agronomist that the planned cultivation complies with this Regulation and the Regulation respecting activities in wetlands, bodies of water and sensitive areas (chapter Q-2, r. 0.1), the Agricultural Operations Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 26) and the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 35.2).
1596-2021O.C. 1596-2021, s. 731; 985-2023O.C. 985-2023, s. 151.