V-1.3 - Act respecting off-highway vehicles

Section 47 Disposition versions

2020-12-30

47. Subject to a legitimate reason and to the extent possible, vehicle operators and passengers must avoid any act that would disturb the peace and quiet of natural or rural settings, disturb wild animal behaviour or negatively affect water flow or interactions between plants and animals and their habitats.

In particular, it is prohibited for operators and passengers to

(1)  frighten, chase, mutilate or kill an animal with a vehicle or in any other way; and

(2)  dispose of or abandon any object or waste.

This division does not restrict the scope of standards prescribed in the context of other measures related to the protection of fragile environments or the conservation of habitats of vulnerable and threatened species.

2020, c. 26, s. 47.

Not in force

In force: 2020-12-30

47. Subject to a legitimate reason and to the extent possible, vehicle operators and passengers must avoid any act that would disturb the peace and quiet of natural or rural settings, disturb wild animal behaviour or negatively affect water flow or interactions between plants and animals and their habitats.

In particular, it is prohibited for operators and passengers to

(1)  frighten, chase, mutilate or kill an animal with a vehicle or in any other way; and

(2)  dispose of or abandon any object or waste.

This division does not restrict the scope of standards prescribed in the context of other measures related to the protection of fragile environments or the conservation of habitats of vulnerable and threatened species.

2020, c. 26, s. 47.