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A-19.1 - Act respecting land use planning and development

Section 233.1
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233.1. The minimum fine for felling trees in contravention of a regulatory provision adopted under subparagraph 12 of the second paragraph of section 113 is $500 plus,
(1)  for felling trees on less than one hectare of land, an amount varying from $500 to $1,000 per tree illegally felled, up to a total of $15,000; or
(2)  for felling trees on one or more hectares of land, a fine varying from $15,000 to $100,000 per hectare deforested, in addition to an amount determined in accordance with subparagraph 1 for each fraction of a hectare.
The amounts specified in the first paragraph are doubled for a second or subsequent offence.
2004, c. 20, s. 13; 2021, c. 7, s. 23; 2023, c. 33, s. 5; 2024, c. 24, s. 8.
233.1. The minimum fine for felling trees in contravention of a regulatory provision adopted under section 79.3 or either of subparagraphs 12 or 12.1 of the second paragraph of section 113 is $2,500 plus,
(1)  for felling trees on less than one hectare of land, an amount varying from $500 to $1,000 per tree illegally felled, up to a total of $15,000; or
(2)  for felling trees on one or more hectares of land, a fine varying from $15,000 to $100,000 per hectare deforested, in addition to an amount determined in accordance with subparagraph 1 for each fraction of a hectare.
The amounts specified in the first paragraph are doubled for a second or subsequent offence.
2004, c. 20, s. 13; 2021, c. 7, s. 23; 2023, c. 33, s. 5.
233.1. The minimum fine for felling trees in contravention of a regulatory provision adopted under section 79.3 or either of subparagraphs 12 or 12.1 of the second paragraph of section 113 is $500 plus,
(1)  for felling trees on less than one hectare of land, an amount varying from $100 to $200 per tree illegally felled, up to a total of $5,000; or
(2)  for felling trees on one or more hectares of land, a fine varying from $5,000 to $15,000 per hectare deforested, in addition to an amount determined in accordance with subparagraph 1 for each fraction of a hectare.
The amounts specified in the first paragraph are doubled for a second or subsequent offence.
2004, c. 20, s. 13; 2021, c. 7, s. 23.
233.1. The minimum fine for felling trees in contravention of a regulatory provision adopted under section 79.1 or either of subparagraphs 12 or 12.1 of the second paragraph of section 113 is $500 plus,
(1)  for felling trees on less than one hectare of land, an amount varying from $100 to $200 per tree illegally felled, up to a total of $5,000; or
(2)  for felling trees on one or more hectares of land, a fine varying from $5,000 to $15,000 per hectare deforested, in addition to an amount determined in accordance with subparagraph 1 for each fraction of a hectare.
The amounts specified in the first paragraph are doubled for a second or subsequent offence.
2004, c. 20, s. 13.
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