Chapiter III – Protection of aquatic environments, riparian areas, wetlands and soils
Division I – Beds of lakes and watercourses
- Section 25. Travel of logging machines on the bed of a lake
- Section 26. Travel of logging machines on the bed of a watercourse
Division II – Open peat bogs (unwooded) with a pond, marshes, riparian shrub swamps, lakes and permanent watercourses
- Section 27. Strip of woodland at least 20 m wide
- Section 28. Partial harvest in the strip of woodland
- Section 29. Exceptions applicable to the holders of certain permits
- Section 30. Opening in the strip of woodland for mine exploration work
- Section 31. Opening in the strip of woodland for a forest camp
- Section 32. Travel of logging machines in the riparian ecotone and the strip of woodland
Division III – Riparian shrub, open peat bogs (unwooded) without a pond and intermittent watercourses
- Section 33. Harvesting in riparian shrub swamps
- Section 34. Travel of logging machines and harvesting near the perimeter of an open peat bog without a pond or an intermittent watercourse
Division IV – Sylvicultural drainage, washing water, contaminants, earth and tree debris
§1. Sylvicultural drainage ditch
- Section 35. Openings in the strip of woodland
- Section 36. Creation of networks of drainage ditches
- Section 37. Maintenance of settling ponds
§2. Discharge, recovery and treatment of washing water
- Section 38. Location for washing of logging machines
- Section 39. Discharge of water used to wash logging machines
- Section 40. Recovery and treatment of water used to wash logging machines
- Section 41. Certificate of compliance with standards relating to water used to wash logging machines
§3. Discharge of contaminants and earth and removal of trees or tree debris
- Section 42. Discharge of contaminants
- Section 43. Discharge of earth
- Section 44. Removal of trees or parts of trees in aquatic or wetland environments
Division V – Soils
- Section 45. Rutting
- Section 46. Fertility
