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P-41.1 - Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities
Section 61.1
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61.1. In the territory of a community, census agglomeration or census metropolitan area as defined by Statistics Canada, where an application concerns an authorization for a new use for purposes other than agriculture, the applicant must first demonstrate that there is no appropriate available area elsewhere in the territory of the local municipality, outside the agricultural zone, that is suitable for the purposes for which the application is made.
The commission may reject an application on the sole ground that there are appropriate available areas outside the agricultural zone.
61.1. Where an application concerns an authorization for a new use for purposes other than agriculture, the applicant must first demonstrate that there is no appropriate available area elsewhere in the territory of the local municipality, outside the agricultural zone, that is suitable for the purposes for which the application is made.
The commission may reject an application on the sole ground that there are appropriate available areas outside the agricultural zone.
