688. Every regional county municipality may, by by-law, determine the location of a regional park, whether or not it is the owner of the right of way of the park. Its secretary-treasurer shall, before the passage of the by-law, give notice and post it up in accordance with the fourth paragraph of article 445.
Such a by-law is without effect as regards third persons as long as the regional county municipality is not the owner of the right of way or has not made an agreement with the owner of the right of way or, in the case of land in the public domain, with the person having authority over the land, allowing it to operate the park.
For the purposes of this article and articles 688.1 to 688.4, a natural area is considered to be a park and the cities of Laval and Mirabel are considered to be regional county municipalities.
Except in the cases of the cities of Laval and Mirabel, the by-law provided for in the first paragraph shall be passed by a two thirds majority of votes of members of the council of the regional county municipality.
1972, c. 55, s. 144; 1975, c. 45, s. 26; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1983, c. 46, s. 97; 1990, c. 83, s. 252; 1993, c. 3, s. 120.