Q-2, r. 17.1 - Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact

Section 51 Disposition versions

2023-02-13

51. The following activities are exempted from authorization or the amendment of authorization pursuant to sections 22 and 30 of the Act:

(1)  activities carried on in accordance with an order issued pursuant to the Act;

(2)  activities carried on in accordance with measures for the cessation of an activity required by the Minister pursuant to the first paragraph of section 31.0.5 of the Act;

(3)  (subparagraph revoked);

(4)  indoor shooting sessions;

(5)  the operation of an establishment whose only contaminant discharge, excluding domestic wastewater, is a discharge of wastewater of less than 10 m³ per day into a sewer system governed by the Regulation respecting municipal wastewater treatment works (chapter Q-2, r. 34.1);

(6)  the cultivation of non-aquatic plants or mushrooms, including all the operations needed to ensure their growth, from soil preparation to harvest, including drainage and post-harvest tilling of the soil, with the exception of crops raised in wetlands and bodies of water and crops that require authorization pursuant to section 133, are eligible for a declaration of compliance pursuant to section 135, or fail to meet the conditions for exemption provided for in section 136.

For the purposes of subparagraph 6 of the first paragraph, any activity relating to the cultivation of plants or mushrooms that requires authorization, such as water withdrawal, soil fertilization or amendment with a residual material or water treatment, is not exempted from such authorization pursuant to this section and must be carried on in accordance with the provisions applicable to that activity.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 51; O.C. 1369-2021, s. 17; O.C. 1461-2022, s. 3.

2021-12-31

51. The following activities are exempted from authorization or the amendment of authorization pursuant to sections 22 and 30 of the Act:

(1)  activities carried on in accordance with an order issued pursuant to the Act;

(2)  activities carried on in accordance with measures for the cessation of an activity required by the Minister pursuant to the first paragraph of section 31.0.5 of the Act;

(3)  technical surveys prior to a project, with the exception of seismic surveys in bodies of water;

(4)  indoor shooting sessions;

(5)  the operation of an establishment the only contaminant discharge from which is a discharge of wastewater from an industrial process of less than 10 m³ per day into a sewer system governed by the Regulation respecting municipal wastewater treatment works (chapter Q-2, r. 34.1);

(6)  the cultivation of non-aquatic plants or mushrooms, including all the operations needed to ensure their growth, from soil preparation to harvest, including drainage and post-harvest tilling of the soil, with the exception of crops raised in wetlands and bodies of water and crops that require authorization pursuant to section 133, are eligible for a declaration of compliance pursuant to section 135, or fail to meet the conditions for exemption provided for in section 136.

For the purposes of subparagraph 6 of the first paragraph, any activity relating to the cultivation of plants or mushrooms that requires authorization, such as water withdrawal, soil fertilization or amendment with a residual material or water treatment, is not exempted from such authorization pursuant to this section and must be carried on in accordance with the provisions applicable to that activity.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 51; O.C. 1369-2021, s. 17.

2020-12-31

51. The following activities are exempted from authorization or the amendment of authorization pursuant to sections 22 and 30 of the Act:

(1)  activities carried on in accordance with an order issued pursuant to the Act;

(2)  activities carried on in accordance with measures for the cessation of an activity required by the Minister pursuant to the first paragraph of section 31.0.5 of the Act;

(3)  technical surveys prior to a project, with the exception of seismic surveys in bodies of water;

(4)  indoor shooting sessions;

(5)  the operation of an establishment the only contaminant discharge from which is a discharge of wastewater from an industrial process of less than 10 m³ per day into a sewer system governed by the Regulation respecting municipal wastewater treatment works (chapter Q-2, r. 34.1);

(6)  the cultivation of cannabis, non-aquatic plants or mushrooms, including all the operations needed to ensure their growth, from soil preparation to harvest, including drainage and post-harvest tilling of the soil, with the exception of crops that require authorization pursuant to section 133, are eligible for a declaration of compliance pursuant to section 135, or fail to meet the conditions for exemption provided for in section 136.

For the purposes of subparagraph 6 of the first paragraph, any activity relating to the cultivation of plants or mushrooms that requires authorization, such as water withdrawal, soil fertilization or amendment with a residual material or water treatment, is not exempted from such authorization pursuant to this section and must be carried on in accordance with the provisions applicable to that activity.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 51.

Not in force

In force: 2020-12-31

51. The following activities are exempted from authorization or the amendment of authorization pursuant to sections 22 and 30 of the Act:

(1)  activities carried on in accordance with an order issued pursuant to the Act;

(2)  activities carried on in accordance with measures for the cessation of an activity required by the Minister pursuant to the first paragraph of section 31.0.5 of the Act;

(3)  technical surveys prior to a project, with the exception of seismic surveys in bodies of water;

(4)  indoor shooting sessions;

(5)  the operation of an establishment the only contaminant discharge from which is a discharge of wastewater from an industrial process of less than 10 m³ per day into a sewer system governed by the Regulation respecting municipal wastewater treatment works (chapter Q-2, r. 34.1);

(6)  the cultivation of cannabis, non-aquatic plants or mushrooms, including all the operations needed to ensure their growth, from soil preparation to harvest, including drainage and post-harvest tilling of the soil, with the exception of crops that require authorization pursuant to section 133, are eligible for a declaration of compliance pursuant to section 135, or fail to meet the conditions for exemption provided for in section 136.

For the purposes of subparagraph 6 of the first paragraph, any activity relating to the cultivation of plants or mushrooms that requires authorization, such as water withdrawal, soil fertilization or amendment with a residual material or water treatment, is not exempted from such authorization pursuant to this section and must be carried on in accordance with the provisions applicable to that activity.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 51.