{"id":95296,"date":"2018-04-13T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/RADF\/section-8\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:14:14","slug":"section-8","status":"publish","type":"cpt_radf","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bg-radf&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;wrapper-radf&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.3.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"titre-section\">Chapter II \u2013 Protection of particular places and territories<br \/>\nSection I &#8211; General<br \/>\n\u00a72 &#8211; Strips of woodland<\/p>\n<h1>Section 8<\/h1>\n<p>A strip of woodland at least 30 m wide must be preserved around the following places and territories:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"alpha\">\n<li>a sugar bush;<\/li>\n<li>a landfill;<\/li>\n<li>a burial site. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>1<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To preserve the integrity of a particular place or territory<\/li>\n<li>To reconcile the various activities that take place in the forest<\/li>\n<li>To protect the investments made in a particular place or territory<\/li>\n<li>To allow certain forest development activities in or near a particular place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\n<p>A sugar bush operated for acericultural purposes (subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph) is governed by a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes issued pursuant to the <a title=\"This link opens a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/A-18.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Forest Development Act <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" \/><\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008A_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Strip of woodland around a burial site\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008A_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Strip of woodland around a burial site\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 8A<\/span> Strip of woodland around a burial site<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008B_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" title=\"Strip of woodland around a sugar bush operated for acericultural purposes\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008B_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Strip of woodland around a sugar bush operated for acericultural purposes\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 8B<\/span> Strip of woodland around a sugar bush operated for acericultural purposes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008C_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Strip of woodland around a landfill\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008C_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Strip of woodland around a landfill\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 8C<\/span> Strip of woodland around a landfill<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A strip of woodland at least 30 m in width must also be kept on each side of the following roads and trails:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"alpha\">\n<li>a road identified as a road corridor, unless the sylvicultural treatment carried out where the road is located is total cutting carried out according to the conditions of block cutting, or partial cutting;<\/li>\n<li>a hiking trail forming part of an ecological or nature interpretation centre or a concentrated network of hiking trails;<\/li>\n<li>an access trail to a scenic outlook, an outlying circuit of a concentrated network of hiking trails or an interregional trail, specifically deforested for those purposes;<\/li>\n<li>a portage trail included in a canoe-kayak-camping course, specifically deforested for those purposes;<\/li>\n<li>a developed trail.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>2<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To preserve the integrity of a particular place or territory<\/li>\n<li>To reconcile the various activities that take place in the forest<\/li>\n<li>To allow certain forest development activities in or near a particular place<\/li>\n<li>To contribute to the quality of the experience in the forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008D_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\" title=\"Total cutting of the strip of woodland is prohibited along a road corridor as long as regeneration in the adjacent cutting area is &lt; 3 m\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008D_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Total cutting of the strip of woodland is prohibited along a road corridor as long as regeneration in the adjacent cutting area is &lt; 3 m\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 8D<\/span> Total cutting of the strip of woodland is prohibited along a road corridor as long as regeneration in the adjacent cutting area is &lt; 3 m<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008E_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Block cutting and partial cutting along a road corridor\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008E_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Block cutting and partial cutting along a road corridor\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 8E<\/span> Block cutting and partial cutting along a road corridor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008F_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Total cutting of the strip of woodland is permitted along a road corridor when regeneration in the adjacent cutting area is \u2265 3 m\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008F_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Total cutting of the strip of woodland is permitted along a road corridor when regeneration in the adjacent cutting area is \u2265 3 m\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 8F <\/span>Total cutting of the strip of woodland is permitted along a road corridor when regeneration in the adjacent cutting area is \u2265 3 m<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008G_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\" title=\"Strip of woodland preserved on each side of a trail\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art008G_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Strip of woodland preserved on each side of a trail\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 8G<\/span> Strip of woodland preserved on each side of a trail<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The strip of woodland of a road identified as a road corridor must be maintained until regeneration is established in the cutting area adjacent to that strip of woodland and has reached an average height of 3 m. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>3<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To reconcile the various activities that take place in the forest<\/li>\n<li>To allow certain forest development activities in or near a particular place<\/li>\n<li>To contribute to the quality of the experience in the forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":95246,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":""},"class_list":["post-95296","cpt_radf","type-cpt_radf","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Section 8 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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