Chapter VIII – Offences

Section 159

Every person who contravenes any of the first paragraph of sections 3 and 5, section 17, the first paragraph of section 19, sections 20 to 22, 25, 26 and 32, the first paragraph of section 34, sections 38 to 40, 42, 43 and 47, the first paragraph of section 48, section 50, the second paragraph of sections 52, 54 and 55, sections 59 and 66, the first and second paragraphs of section 67, section 68, the first paragraph of section 70, sections 87, 88, 89, 124 and 128 to 130, and the third paragraph of section 136, commits an offence and is liable to the fine provided for in paragraph 4 of section 245 of the Sustainable Forest Development Act  (chapter A-18.1).

The following persons also commits an offence and are liable to the same fine as the fine referred to in the first paragraph:

1. every person referred to in the second paragraph of section 3, the first paragraph of section 4, sections 64, 65, 86, 93, 94, 97 and 98, the fourth paragraph of section 99, section 100, the second paragraph of section 101, sections 109, 115 and 116, the first and second paragraphs of section 117, and sections 125 to 127 who contravenes any provision of those sections concerning the person;
2. every person having the right to carry out a forest development activity or the third person to whom the person has entrusted the carrying out of that activity who contravenes any provision of sections 10, 12 to 16 and 18, the second and third paragraphs of section 31, the second paragraph of sections 33 and 34, sections 36 and 44, the second and third paragraphs of section 48, the third paragraph of section 54, the section 60, the first paragraph of section 61, sections 63, 71 to 77, 79 to 83, 90, 92, 95 and 96, the first, second and third paragraphs of section 99, the first paragraph of section 101, sections 102 to 106, 108, 110 to 114, 131, 133, 134, 141 to 143, 145, 146 and 149;
3. every holder of a forestry permit referred to in the second paragraph of section 29 and sections 84, 85 and 154 who contravenes any provision of those sections concerning the permit holder;
4. every holder of a mining right referred to in section 30 who contravenes the second paragraph of that section;
5. every owner of logging machines who contravenes section 41;
6. every person opening or operating a sandpit referred to in section 118 who contravenes any of sections 119 and 121 to 123;
7. every holder of a a lease to mine surface mineral substances referred to in section 140 of the Mining Act  (chapter M-13.1) who contravenes section 120.