Q-2, r. 35.2 - Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation

Section 94 Disposition versions

2014-08-14

94. Every person who

(1)  drills, digs or operates a water withdrawal facility in contravention of section 77 or 78,

(2)  fails to carry out preventive monitoring, to have monitoring samples analyzed by a laboratory accredited pursuant to section 118.6 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) or to notify the Minister of the analysis results for the samples and the measures planned to correct the situation in accordance with section 79,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $10,000 to $1,000,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), to a maximum term of imprisonment of 3 years or to both the fine and imprisonment, or, in other cases, to a fine of $30,000 to $6,000,000.

O.C. 696-2014, s. 94; I.N. 2014-09-01.