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R-13 - Watercourses Act
Section 83.5
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83.5. Whoever
(1) provides false or misleading information,
(2) constructs, maintains or operates a work on a lake or watercourse in the domain of the State or a work that affects such a lake or watercourse without first obtaining a concession of the lands and public rights concerned which are or will be taken, occupied or affected by the work, or
(3) fails to comply with an order imposed under this Act, or in any manner prevents or hinders the enforcement of such an order
is guilty of an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $5,000 to $500,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C‑25.1), to a maximum term of imprisonment of 18 months or to both the fine and imprisonment, and, in all other cases, to a fine of $15,000 to $3,000,000.
