C-61.01 - Natural Heritage Conservation Act

Section 70 Disposition versions

2021-03-19

70. Whoever

(1)  refuses or neglects to send information or a document required under this Act or the regulations or to send it within the prescribed time,

(2)  refuses or neglects to post a notice as ordered by the Minister or by a public servant authorized for that purpose, or

(3)  in the case of a natural person, is in an ecological reserve in contravention of a provision of this Act,

commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000 to $100,000 in the case of a natural person and to a fine of $3,000 to $600,000 in any other case.

2002, c. 74, s. 70; 2017, c. 14, s. 25; 2021, c. 1, s. 43.

2017-06-16

70. Anyone who, contrary to the conditions for the carrying on of a permitted activity set out in this Act for a place that is temporarily or permanently protected, or contrary to the conditions for carrying on an activity set out in a conservation plan applicable to such a place, damages the place or destroys property forming part of it is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $100,000 in the case of a natural person, and to a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $200,000 in all other cases.

Anyone who does any of the following is guilty of an offence and is liable to the same penalty:

(1)  engages in an activity or intervention prohibited under this Act;

(2)  engages in an activity or intervention without an authorization required by this Act;

(3)  engages in an activity or intervention contrary to a condition imposed or an obligation prescribed by this Act;

(4)  engages in an activity or intervention contrary to an order of the Minister made under this Act, or otherwise contravenes such an order; or

(5)  damages designated wetlands and bodies of water or destroys property forming part of any of them.

2002, c. 74, s. 70; 2017, c. 14, s. 25.

2002-12-19

70. Every person who, contrary to the conditions for the carrying on of a permitted activity set out in this Act for a place that is temporarily or permanently protected, or contrary to the conditions for carrying on an activity set out in a conservation plan applicable to such a place, damages the place or destroys property forming part of it is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $100,000 in the case of a natural person, and to a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $200,000 in the case of a legal person.

Every person is guilty of an offence and liable to the same penalty who

(1)  engages in an activity or intervention prohibited under this Act;

(2)  engages in an activity or intervention without an authorization required by this Act;

(3)  engages in an activity or intervention contrary to a condition imposed or an obligation prescribed by this Act; or

(4)  engages in an activity or intervention contrary to an order of the Minister made under this Act, or otherwise contravenes such an order.

2002, c. 74, s. 70.