


{"id":95376,"date":"2018-05-22T09:17:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T13:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/RADF\/section-54\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:16:06","slug":"section-54","status":"publish","type":"cpt_radf","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-54\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 54"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[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;3.9&#8243;]\n<p class=\"titre-section\">Chapter IV \u2013 Wildife habitat protection\nDivision II &#8211; Strips of woodland\n\u00a72. Heronries<\/p>\n\n<h1>Section 54<\/h1>\nA strip of woodland at least 200 m wide must be preserved within a strip of 500 m surrounding the site where a heronry\u2019s nests are located. The strip of woodland is measured from the limit that separates the stand from the site of the nests.\n\nForest development activities are prohibited within the first 200 m of the strip of woodland referred to in the first paragraph. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/> They are allowed beyond the first 200 m of that strip of woodland, but only from 1 August to 31 March.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>1<\/h2>\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li>To preserve the integrity of a wildlife habitat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\nIt is important to note that the definition of the term \u201cforest development activity\u201d in <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-i\/section-2\/\">section 2<\/a> of the Regulation means that the standards set out in sections <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-3\/\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-5\/\">5<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-19\/\">19 to 22<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-47\/\">47<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-50\/\">50<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-52\/\">52<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-54\/\">54<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-55\/\">55<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-57\/\">57<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-59\/\">59<\/a> do not apply to the repair, maintenance or closure of forest roads or to the control of fires, insect epidemics and cryptogamic diseases.\n\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art054_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Rules governing forest development activities in heronries\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art054_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Rules governing forest development activities in heronries\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a>\n\n<strong>Figure 54<\/strong> Rules governing forest development activities in heronries\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>2<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li>To avoid disturbing wildlife\nTo allow for the harvesting of wood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art054_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Rules governing forest development activities in heronries\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art054_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Rules governing forest development activities in heronries\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 54<\/span> Rules governing forest development activities in heronries\n\n<\/div>\nThe maximum width of the roadway of a road located within the limits of a heronry is 5.5 m.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>3<\/h2>\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li>To allow certain forest development activities in or near a particular place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art054_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Rules governing forest development activities in heronries\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art054_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Rules governing forest development activities in heronries\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 54<\/span> Rules governing forest development activities in heronries\n\n<\/div>\nThe first and second paragraphs do not apply to the holder of a forestry permit issued for forest development activities carried out by the holder of mining rights for the purposes of exercising his or her rights, unless the mining activities are to extract surface mineral substances, nor to the holder of a forestry permit issued for wildlife, recreational or agricultural development projects.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>4<\/h2>\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li>To allow certain forest development activities in or near a particular place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Explanations<\/h4>\nA person holding a forestry permit for wildlife, recreational or agricultural development projects may carry out forest development activities in the 500 m strip surrounding the site where a heronry\u2019s nests are located without applying the conditions set out in the first and second paragraphs of this section. The same exemptions also apply to a holder of mining rights who also holds a forestry permit, unless the mining activities are to extract surface mineral substances. The forestry permit specifies the forest development activities that are authorized and the conditions that must be met when carrying them out.\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\nThe <a title=\"This link opens a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/A-18.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainable Forest Development Act <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" \/><\/a>\u00a0states that a forestry permit is required to carry out certain forest development activities in forests in the domain of the State (<a href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/A-18.1#se:73\">section 73<\/a>). The Act allows the Minister to issue a permit authorizing the holder to carry out the forest development activities specified on the permit, on the conditions determined by the Minister (<a href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/A-18.1#se:74\">section 74<\/a>).\n\n<\/div>\nThis section does not apply to the holder of a forestry permit issued for public utility works. However, before forest development activities required for public utility works and not authorized by this section may be carried out in the part of a heronry referred to in this section, the Minister consults the Minister responsible for the administration of the <a title=\"This link opens a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/C-61.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" \/><\/a>\u00a0(chapter C-61.1) before issuing the permit.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/>\n\n&nbsp;\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>5<\/h2>\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li>To allow certain forest development activities in or near a particular place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Explanations<\/h4>\nA person holding a forestry permit for wildlife, recreational or agricultural development projects may carry out forest development activities in the 500 m strip surrounding the site where a\u00a0heronry\u2019s nests are located without applying the conditions set out in this section. Before issuing such a permit, the Minister responsible for applying the <a title=\"This link opens a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/C-61.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainable Forest Development Act <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" \/><\/a>\u00a0must consult the Minister responsible for applying the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife to obtain his or her opinion of the mitigation measures that have been recommended to protect the heronry. In light of the opinion, the Minister responsible for applying the <a title=\"This link opens a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/C-61.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainable Forest Development Act <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0may then give authorization, specifying which forest development activities are authorized and setting the conditions that must be met when they are carried out.\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\nThe <a title=\"This link opens a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/A-18.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainable Forest Development Act <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" \/><\/a>\u00a0states that a forestry permit is required to carry out certain forest development activities in forests in the domain of the State (<a href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/A-18.1#se:73\">section 73<\/a>). 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