233.1. The minimum fine for felling trees in contravention of a regulatory provision adopted under section 79.3 or either of subparagraphs 12 or 12.1 of the second paragraph of section 113 is $2,500 plus,(1) for felling trees on less than one hectare of land, an amount varying from $500 to $1,000 per tree illegally felled, up to a total of $15,000; or
(2) for felling trees on one or more hectares of land, a fine varying from $15,000 to $100,000 per hectare deforested, in addition to an amount determined in accordance with subparagraph 1 for each fraction of a hectare.
The amounts specified in the first paragraph are doubled for a second or subsequent offence.
2004, c. 20, s. 13; 2021, c. 72021, c. 7, s. 231; 2023, c. 332023, c. 33, s. 511.