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

Section 54 Disposition versions

2023-02-13

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

(1)  the destruction by fire, carried out by a person authorized to act for that purpose by the minister responsible for the administration of the Act respecting the lands in the domain of the State (chapter T-8.1), of a building installed without entitlement on land in the domain of the State and located in a place without road access allowing passage of the equipment needed to dismantle the building and transport the debris, on the following conditions:

(a)  no furniture constituting or deemed to constitute a hazardous material is burned;

(b)  no hazardous residual material is used for the burning;

(c)  the activity is carried out in a way that prevents runoff water from reaching a watercourse, lake or wetland with water at its surface;

(1.1)  any burning activity carried out in connection with the training of firefighters, on the conditions set out in subparagraphs a to c of paragraph 1;

(2)  the piling of woody debris removed from the vicinity of a dam when carried out

(a)  100 m or more away from a category 1, 2 or 3 groundwater withdrawal site, except a withdrawal site connected to the activity;

(b)  60 m or more away from a watercourse or lake and 30 m or more away from a wetland;

(c)  outside a flood zone;

(3)  the burning of woody debris removed from the vicinity of a dam, on the following conditions:

(a)  no more than 150 m3 of wood is burned each day;

(b)  no dwelling or public institution is located within a radius of 25 km;

(c)  no hazardous residual material is used for the burning;

(d)  the activity is carried out in a way that prevents runoff water from reaching a watercourse, lake or wetland with water at its surface;

(4)  the establishment of a prefabricated holding tank serving a building or place not subject to the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings (chapter Q-2, r. 22), on the following conditions:

(a)  the holding tank must be compliant with the standard BNQ 3682-901 or the standard CSA-B66;

(b)  the holding tank must be used only to store wastewater;

(c)  the location standards provided for in section 7.1 of the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings are met;

(d)  the holding tank is equipped with equipped with a water level detection device connected to a sound alarm and a visual indicator allowing the verification of the fill level of the tank;

(e)  no animal waste is discharged into the holding tank;

(5)  the establishment of a prefabricated holding tank serving a building or place referred to in the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings and used to collect wastewater that is not of domestic origin, on the conditions set out in subparagraphs a to e of paragraph 4.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 54; O.C. 1596-2021, s. 64; O.C. 1461-2022, s. 5.

2022-03-01

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

(1)  the destruction by fire, carried out by a person authorized to act for that purpose by the minister responsible for the administration of the Act respecting the lands in the domain of the State (chapter T-8.1), of a building installed without entitlement on land in the domain of the State and located in a place without road access allowing passage of the equipment needed to dismantle the building and transport the debris, on the following conditions:

(a)  no furniture constituting or deemed to constitute a hazardous material is burned;

(b)  no hazardous residual material is used for the burning;

(c)  the activity is carried out in a way that prevents runoff water from reaching a watercourse, lake or wetland with water at its surface;

(2)  the piling of woody debris removed from the vicinity of a dam when carried out

(a)  100 m or more away from a category 1, 2 or 3 groundwater withdrawal site, except a withdrawal site connected to the activity;

(b)  60 m or more away from a watercourse or lake and 30 m or more away from a wetland;

(c)  outside a flood zone;

(3)  the burning of woody debris removed from the vicinity of a dam, on the following conditions:

(a)  no more than 150 m3 of wood is burned each day;

(b)  no dwelling or public institution is located within a radius of 25 km;

(c)  no hazardous residual material is used for the burning;

(d)  the activity is carried out in a way that prevents runoff water from reaching a watercourse, lake or wetland with water at its surface;

(4)  the establishment of a prefabricated holding tank serving a building or place not subject to the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings (chapter Q-2, r. 22), on the following conditions:

(a)  the holding tank must be compliant with the standard BNQ 3682-901 or the standard CSA-B66;

(b)  the holding tank must be used only to store wastewater;

(c)  the location standards provided for in section 7.1 of the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings are met;

(d)  the holding tank is equipped with equipped with a water level detection device connected to a sound alarm and a visual indicator allowing the verification of the fill level of the tank;

(e)  no animal waste is discharged into the holding tank.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 54; O.C. 1596-2021, s. 64.

2020-12-31

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

(1)  the destruction by fire, carried out by a person authorized to act for that purpose by the minister responsible for the administration of the Act respecting the lands in the domain of the State (chapter T-8.1), of a building installed without entitlement on land in the domain of the State and located in a place without road access allowing passage of the equipment needed to dismantle the building and transport the debris, on the following conditions:

(a)  no furniture constituting or deemed to constitute a hazardous material is burned;

(b)  no hazardous residual material is used for the burning;

(c)  the activity is carried out in a way that prevents runoff water from reaching a watercourse, lake or wetland with water at its surface;

(2)  the piling of woody debris removed from the vicinity of a dam when carried out

(a)  100 m or more away from a category 1, 2 or 3 groundwater withdrawal site, except a withdrawal site connected to the activity;

(b)  60 m or more away from a watercourse or lake and 30 m or more away from a wetland;

(c)  outside a floodplain;

(3)  the burning of woody debris removed from the vicinity of a dam, on the following conditions:

(a)  no more than 150 m3 of wood is burned each day;

(b)  no dwelling or public institution is located within a radius of 25 km;

(c)  no hazardous residual material is used for the burning;

(d)  the activity is carried out in a way that prevents runoff water from reaching a watercourse, lake or wetland with water at its surface;

(4)  the establishment of a prefabricated holding tank serving a building or place not subject to the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings (chapter Q-2, r. 22), on the following conditions:

(a)  the holding tank must be compliant with the standard BNQ 3682-901 or the standard CSA-B66;

(b)  the holding tank must be used only to store wastewater;

(c)  the location standards provided for in section 7.1 of the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings are met;

(d)  the holding tank is equipped with equipped with a water level detection device connected to a sound alarm and a visual indicator allowing the verification of the fill level of the tank;

(e)  no animal waste is discharged into the holding tank.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 54.

Not in force

In force: 2020-12-31

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

(1)  the destruction by fire, carried out by a person authorized to act for that purpose by the minister responsible for the administration of the Act respecting the lands in the domain of the State (chapter T-8.1), of a building installed without entitlement on land in the domain of the State and located in a place without road access allowing passage of the equipment needed to dismantle the building and transport the debris, on the following conditions:

(a)  no furniture constituting or deemed to constitute a hazardous material is burned;

(b)  no hazardous residual material is used for the burning;

(c)  the activity is carried out in a way that prevents runoff water from reaching a watercourse, lake or wetland with water at its surface;

(2)  the piling of woody debris removed from the vicinity of a dam when carried out

(a)  100 m or more away from a category 1, 2 or 3 groundwater withdrawal site, except a withdrawal site connected to the activity;

(b)  60 m or more away from a watercourse or lake and 30 m or more away from a wetland;

(c)  outside a floodplain;

(3)  the burning of woody debris removed from the vicinity of a dam, on the following conditions:

(a)  no more than 150 m3 of wood is burned each day;

(b)  no dwelling or public institution is located within a radius of 25 km;

(c)  no hazardous residual material is used for the burning;

(d)  the activity is carried out in a way that prevents runoff water from reaching a watercourse, lake or wetland with water at its surface;

(4)  the establishment of a prefabricated holding tank serving a building or place not subject to the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings (chapter Q-2, r. 22), on the following conditions:

(a)  the holding tank must be compliant with the standard BNQ 3682-901 or the standard CSA-B66;

(b)  the holding tank must be used only to store wastewater;

(c)  the location standards provided for in section 7.1 of the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings are met;

(d)  the holding tank is equipped with equipped with a water level detection device connected to a sound alarm and a visual indicator allowing the verification of the fill level of the tank;

(e)  no animal waste is discharged into the holding tank.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 54.