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Q-2, r. 7.1 - Regulation respecting sand pits and quarries
Section 20
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20. The operation of a quarry or sand pit in a lake, a steady-flow watercourse or a riparian shrub swamp of one of those environments is prohibited.
The operation of a quarry or sand pit is also prohibited in a marsh or an open peatland.
The second paragraph does not apply to a quarry or sand pit whose operation in the environments referred to in that paragraph was authorized before 18 April 2019 neither to a quarry or sand pit established before 17 August 1977 that began operating in such environments before 18 April 2019.
The first and second paragraphs do not apply in the case of an operation carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in sections 343.2 and 344 of the Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact (chapter Q-2, r. 17.1).
20. The operation of a quarry or sand pit in a lake, a steady-flow watercourse or a riparian shrub swamp of one of those environments is prohibited.
The operation of a quarry or sand pit is also prohibited in a marsh or an open peatland.
The second paragraph does not apply to a quarry or sand pit whose operation in the environments referred to in that paragraph was authorized before 18 April 2019 neither to a quarry or sand pit established before 17 August 1977 that began operating in such environments before 18 April 2019.
The first and second paragraphs do not apply in the case of an operation carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in section 343 of the Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact (chapter Q-2, r. 17.1).
20. The operation of a quarry or sand pit in a lake, a steady-flow watercourse or a riparian shrub swamp of one of those environments is prohibited.
The operation of a quarry or sand pit is also prohibited in a marsh or an open peatland.
The second paragraph does not apply to a quarry or sand pit whose operation in the environments referred to in that paragraph was authorized before 18 April 2019 neither to a quarry or sand pit established before 17 August 1977 that began operating in such environments before 18 April 2019.
In force: 2019-04-18
20. The operation of a quarry or sand pit in a lake, a steady-flow watercourse or a riparian shrub swamp of one of those environments is prohibited.
The operation of a quarry or sand pit is also prohibited in a marsh or an open peatland.
The second paragraph does not apply to a quarry or sand pit whose operation in the environments referred to in that paragraph was authorized before 18 April 2019 neither to a quarry or sand pit established before 17 August 1977 that began operating in such environments before 18 April 2019.
