E-12.01 - Act respecting threatened or vulnerable species

Section 42 Disposition versions

2022-05-12

42. Anyone who

(1)  carries on an activity or does something without obtaining an authorization required under this Act or the regulations, or

(2)  provides false or misleading information for the purposes of this Act and the regulations,

commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 to $500,000 in the case of a natural person and $15,000 to $3,000,000 in any other case.

1989, c. 37, s. 42; 2022, c. 8, s. 31.

1999-04-01

42. In the cases prescribed by the Government, by regulation, in which a habitat of a threatened or vulnerable plant species must be indicated, a person cannot be convicted of an offence under section 17 or for violation of a standard or condition of management prescribed by regulation committed in that habitat unless prior indication of the habitat had been given in the manner prescribed by regulation or unless the person had prior notification of the existence of the habitat.

1989, c. 37, s. 42.