9. In the exercise of their functions, any officer or employee of the department, or any other person designated by the Minister, may enter and pass over any land at any reasonable time in order to carry out inventories, surveys, examinations, analyses or other preparatory work related to the Minister’s mission. However, no inventory, survey, examination, analysis or other preparatory work that may be so carried out may cause damage to the land concerned.
Persons authorized to act under the first paragraph must, on request, produce a certificate of authority.
1972, c. 54, s. 9; 2015, c. 16, s. 4; 2023, c. 272023, c. 27, s. 20311.