F-4.1 - Forest Act

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139. Every person who operates an industrial or household waste disposal site in or near the forest shall clear the place and comply with all other requirements prescribed by regulation of the Government.
In addition, a fire-ranger may order the owner or operator of such a waste disposal site to immediately extinguish any fire he deems dangerous for the forest.
Where the owner or operator of a waste disposal site fails to comply with the order given by the fire-ranger, the forest protection organization responsible for the protection of the territory in which the waste disposal site is located may take the necessary measures to extinguish the fire at the expense of the owner or operator.
1986, c. 108, s. 139.