31. Before adopting a by-law referred to in section 29, except a by-law that only renews a prohibition in force, the municipality must hold a public consultation on the draft by-law.
The public consultation must include a public meeting during which the representative of the municipality explains the draft by-law and hears the persons and bodies wishing to express an opinion. The representative must also explain the measures the municipality has taken or intends to take to solve any problem that makes such a by-law necessary.
The municipality announces the public meeting by means of a notice published not later than seven days before it is held.
2005, c. 6, s. 31; 2005, c. 50, s. 109; 2023, c. 122023, c. 12, s. 1171.