Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs

Following the appointment of the new Cabinet, the Forest Sector now reports to the ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts, while the Wildlife and Parks Sectors report to the ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte aux changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs. Adjustments will be made to the website over time.

GUIDE TO THE APPLICATION OF THE REGULATION RESPECTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTS IN THE DOMAIN OF THE STATE

Complete guide

Chapter V – Roads, sandpits and forest infrastructures
Division III – Bridge, culverts, removable structures and rudimentary structures
§4. General provisions applicable to bridges or culverts

Section 98

Every person authorized to build or improve a bridge or a culvert on the watercourse of a canoe-kayak-camping course and downriver canoeing course or boat access route to trapping grounds must ensure that the minimum clearance of the bridge or culvert is 1.5 m above the upper limit of the bank. The foregoing also applies to a person who repairs a bridge or a culvert on the watercourse of a canoe-kayak-camping course and downriver canoeing course or boat access route to trapping grounds.

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Objectives

To reconcile the various activities that take place in the forest
To allow for boats to pass under a bridge or culvert

Figure 98 Clearance required for boats

Section 98