Chapter IV – Wildife habitat protection Division II – Strips of woodland §3. Salmon rivers
Section 55
A strip of woodland at least 60 m wide must be preserved on both sides of the river or part of a river designated by the Minister as a salmon river. The strip of woodland is measured from the limit that separates the stand from the environment to be protected or, in the presence of a riparian ecotone, from the limit of the ecotone farthest from the environment to be protected.
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Objectives
- To maintain landscape quality To contribute to the quality of the experience in the forest
Additional information
Each year, the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP) publishes, on its website, the main rules in force for Sport Fishing in Québec




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Objective
- To allow certain forest development activities in or near a particular place
Explanations
A person may carry out forest development activities in the strip of woodland on both sides of a river or portion of a river designated as a salmon river, provided authorization is obtained from the Minister responsible for applying the Sustainable Forest Development Act
Additional information
It is important to note that the definition of the term “forest development activity” in section 2 of the Regulation means that the standards set out in sections 3, 5, 19 to 22, 47, 50, 52, 54, 55, 57 and 59 do not apply to the repair, maintenance or closure of forest roads or to the control of fires, insect epidemics and cryptogamic diseases.

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Objectives
- To maintain landscape quality
- To contribute to the quality of the experience in the forest
Additional information
This paragraph refers to dams built by humans and does not apply to land submerged by water that has accumulated because of a beaver dam.