343.2. An activity carried out in a wetland of more than 1,000 m2 but less than 3,000 m2 in area, of human origin, is eligible for a declaration of compliance on the following conditions:(1) the activity is carried out outside the sugar maple-bitternut hickory bioclimatic domain;
(2) the activity is carried out more than 30 m from any other wetland and from the littoral zone;
(3) the wetland has been present for at least 10 years;
(4) the wetland does not result from work performed under a program to promote the restoration and creation of wetlands and bodies of water drawn up pursuant to the Act to affirm the collective nature of water resources and to promote better governance of water and associated environments (chapter C-6.2) or work performed in accordance with the Regulation respecting compensation for adverse effects on wetlands and bodies of water (chapter Q-2, r. 9.1). For the purposes of the first paragraph, activities carried out in a wetland that is situated in a flood zone are not eligible for a declaration of compliance when they are not eligible for a declaration of compliance or are exempted from ministerial authorization pursuant to Division III of Chapter I of Title IV of Part II.
1369-2021O.C. 1369-2021, s. 301; 1596-2021O.C. 1596-2021, s. 781.