20. The sampling method used must be of the stratified random or systematic type.
In the case of an agroforestry-type project to create a windbreak or riparian strip, when it is not appropriate to proceed as above, the promoter must define an alternative method to objectively and randomly define the number and location of the sampling units. The alternative method must be documented and approved by a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec.
2022-11-17M.O. 2022-11-17, s. 20.