Q-2, r. 7 - Regulation respecting pits and quarries

Section 62 Disposition versions

2013-07-18

62. A monetary administrative penalty of $1,500 in the case of a natural person or $7,500 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails to comply with

(1)  the standard for the minimum distance between the operating site of a pit or quarry and the boundaries of any ecological reserve as provided for in section 16;

(2)  the standard for the minimum distance between private access roads to a new pit or quarry and any structure or immovable as provided for in section 17;

(3)  the standard for the minimum distance between the operating site of a quarry and any public thoroughfare as provided for in section 18;

(4)  the standard for the minimum distance between the operating site of a quarry and the property line of any piece of property owned by a party other than the operator of the lot in which the quarry is located as provided for in section 19.

The penalty provided for in the first paragraph may also be imposed on any person who

(1)  establishes a new pit or quarry, the operating site of which is located in a territory zoned for residential, commercial or mixed purposes, in contravention of section 10;

(2)  operates a pit or quarry in a location referred to in the second paragraph of section 14, in contravention of section 14;

(3)  undertakes the operation of a pit or quarry in any of the territories referred to in section 57, in contravention of section 57.

O.C. 658-2013, s. 3.