C-61.1 - Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife

Article 128.18 Versions de la disposition

2025-05-28

128.18. The Government may, by regulation,

1°  specify the peculiar features or conditions of the wildlife habitats contemplated in this chapter, with reference to animals or fish, their sex, age, number, density or location, the season, the physical features or the location of the habitat on public or private land and, as the case may be, designate the wildlife habitats demarcated on a chart prepared by the Minister;

2°  designate activities which, while they may alter a biological, chemical or physical component of a wildlife habitat, do not require any authorization and, as the case may be, prescribe the applicable standards or conditions of management, which may vary according to the kind of activity, the class or location of the wildlife habitat, the season, the physical features or according to whether the habitat is located on public or private land;

3°  require as a condition precedent to the issue of an authorization, in such cases as it prescribes, that a person furnish security to enable the Minister to take or cause the taking of the required measures pursuant to section 128.13 or 171.5, and fix the nature and amount of the security according to the class of person or wildlife habitat or to the kind of activity;

3.1°  determine the applicable terms for establishing the measures necessary for the conservation, management and development of a replacement wildlife habitat that may be required under sections 128.7, 128.8 or 128.9;

4°  determine the applicable elements, scales and methods for establishing the amount of the financial compensation that may be required under sections 128.7, 128.8 or 128.9 and the applicable terms of payment, fines and interest;

5°  determine the proportion of a financial compensation required under sections 128.7 to 128.9 that can be reduced in cases where compensation or another type of contribution is required under the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) or under the Act respecting threatened or vulnerable species (chapter E-12.01); and

6°  determine the areas in wildlife habitats in which activities that could alter a biological, physical or chemical component specific to the habitat may be carried on.

1988, c. 24, s. 5; 1992, c. 15, s. 13; 1999, c. 36, s. 115; 2004, c. 11, s. 34; 2021, c. 24, s. 76; 2025, c. 12, s. 52.

2021-06-11

128.18. The Government may, by regulation,

1°  specify the peculiar features or conditions of the wildlife habitats contemplated in this chapter, with reference to animals or fish, their sex, age, number, density or location, the season, the physical features or the location of the habitat on public or private land and, as the case may be, designate the wildlife habitats demarcated on a chart prepared by the Minister;

2°  designate activities which, while they may alter a biological, chemical or physical component of a wildlife habitat, do not require any authorization and, as the case may be, prescribe the applicable standards or conditions of management, which may vary according to the kind of activity, the class or location of the wildlife habitat, the season, the physical features or according to whether the habitat is located on public or private land;

3°  require as a condition precedent to the issue of an authorization, in such cases as it prescribes, that a person furnish security to enable the Minister to take or cause the taking of the required measures pursuant to section 128.13 or 171.5, and fix the nature and amount of the security according to the class of person or wildlife habitat or to the kind of activity;

4°  determine the applicable elements, scales and methods for establishing the amount of the financial compensation that the Minister may require under sections 128.7 and 128.8 and the applicable terms of payment, fines and interest;

5°  determine the proportion of the financial compensation required by the Minister that can be reduced in cases where compensation or another type of contribution is required by the minister responsible for the administration of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) if an activity is carried on in a wetland or body of water in accordance with that Act or if an activity is authorized under the Act respecting threatened or vulnerable species (chapter E-12.01) in respect of a threatened or vulnerable plant species; and

6°  determine the areas in wildlife habitats in which activities that could alter a biological, physical or chemical component specific to the habitat may be carried on.

1988, c. 24, s. 5; 1992, c. 15, s. 13; 1999, c. 36, s. 115; 2004, c. 11, s. 34; 2021, c. 24, s. 76.

2004-06-30

128.18. The Government may, by regulation,

1°  specify the peculiar features or conditions of the wildlife habitats contemplated in this chapter, with reference to animals or fish, their sex, age, number, density or location, the season, the physical features or the location of the habitat on public or private land and, as the case may be, designate the wildlife habitats demarcated on a chart prepared by the Minister;

2°  designate activities which, while they may alter a biological, chemical or physical component of a wildlife habitat, do not require any authorization and, as the case may be, prescribe the applicable standards or conditions of management, which may vary according to the kind of activity, the class or location of the wildlife habitat, the season, the physical features or according to whether the habitat is located on public or private land;

3°  require as a condition precedent to the issue of an authorization, in such cases as it prescribes, that a person furnish security to enable the Minister to take or cause the taking of the required measures pursuant to section 128.13 or 171.5, and fix the nature and amount of the security according to the class of person or wildlife habitat or to the kind of activity.

1988, c. 24, s. 5; 1992, c. 15, s. 13; 1999, c. 36, s. 115; 2004, c. 11, s. 34.

1999-12-01

128.18. The Government may, by regulation,

1°  specify the peculiar features or conditions of the wildlife habitats contemplated in this chapter, with reference to animals or fish, their sex, age, number, density or location, the season, the physical features or the location of the habitat on public or private land and, as the case may be, designate the wildlife habitats demarcated on a chart prepared by the Minister;

2°  designate activities which, while they may alter a biological, chemical or physical component of a wildlife habitat, do not require any authorization and, as the case may be, prescribe the applicable standards or conditions of management, which may vary according to the kind of activity, the class or location of the wildlife habitat, the season, the physical features or according to whether the habitat is located on public or private land;

3°  require as a condition precedent to the issue of an authorization, in such cases as it prescribes, that a person furnish security to enable the Société or the Minister in the cases referred to in sections 128.8 and 128.9 take or cause the taking of the required measures pursuant to section 128.13 or 171.5, and fix the nature and amount of the security according to the class of person or wildlife habitat or to the kind of activity.

1988, c. 24, s. 5; 1992, c. 15, s. 13; 1999, c. 36, s. 115.

1993-07-29

128.18. The Government may, by regulation,

1°  specify the peculiar features or conditions of the wildlife habitats contemplated in this chapter, with reference to animals or fish, their sex, age, number, density or location, the season, the physical features or the location of the habitat on public or private land and, as the case may be, designate the wildlife habitats demarcated on a chart prepared by the Minister;

2°  designate activities which, while they may alter a biological, chemical or physical component of a wildlife habitat, do not require any authorization and, as the case may be, prescribe the applicable standards or conditions of management, which may vary according to the kind of activity, the class or location of the wildlife habitat, the season, the physical features or according to whether the habitat is located on public or private land;

3°  require as a condition precedent to the issue of an authorization, in such cases as it prescribes, that a person furnish security to enable the Minister to take or cause the taking of the required measures pursuant to section 128.13 or 171.5, and fix the nature and amount of the security according to the class of person or wildlife habitat or to the kind of activity.

1988, c. 24, s. 5; 1992, c. 15, s. 13.