P-39.01 - Plant Protection Act

Section 8 Disposition versions

1995-12-07

8. Any inspector having reasonable cause to believe that there is a high and immediate risk of the spread of a disease or a high and immediate risk of an insect epidemic may require the destruction of the plants found in the premises and the disinfection of the premises, of the equipment and, where applicable, of any vehicle used to transport the plants.

A written notice to that effect from the inspector shall be delivered in person, by bailiff or by registered or certified mail to the owner or custodian of the premises and, where applicable, to the owner or custodian of the vehicle. The notice must specify the time within which and, where necessary, the manner in which the plants are to be destroyed.

If the owner or custodian fails to comply with the notice of the inspector, the inspector may confiscate the plants and cause them to be destroyed at the expense of the owner or custodian. The sums involved bear interest at the rate determined under section 28 of the Act respecting the Ministère du Revenu (chapter M-31).

This section applies even where the risk is attributable to a disease or insect not mentioned in the regulations.

1995, c. 54, s. 8.