Q-2, r. 40 - Regulation respecting the quality of drinking water

Section 49.2 Disposition versions

2013-07-18

49.2. Every person who

(1)  contravenes section 1, 2, 3, 5 or 5.1, the first paragraph of section 6, the second or third paragraph of section 36, section 37 or 38,

(2)  fails to notify the persons referred to in the second paragraph of section 12.1 in the cases provided for therein or, as the case may be, to take the corrective measures to remedy the situation,

(3)  fails to ensure that the water used to fill the tank and intended for human consumption complies with the standards prescribed by the first paragraph of section 27,

(4)  fails to install or maintain in place or to ensure to be installed or maintained in place pictograms complying with the conditions of visibility or manufacture provided for in the first paragraph of section 44.2,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $10,000 to $1,000,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), to a maximum term of imprisonment of 3 years, or to both the fine and imprisonment, or, in other cases, to a fine of $30,000 to $6,000,000.

O.C. 682-2013, s. 7.