{"id":95392,"date":"2018-05-22T09:09:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T13:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/RADF\/section-47\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:16:10","slug":"section-47","status":"publish","type":"cpt_radf","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-47\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 47"},"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;3.3.1&#8243;]\n<p class=\"titre-section\">Chapter IV \u2013 Wildife habitat protection\nDivision I &#8211; Prohibited forest development activities<\/p>\n\n<h1>Section 47<\/h1>\nNo forest development activity may take place in the following wildlife habitats:\n<ol class=\"alpha\">\n \t<li>a caribou calving area north of the 52nd parallel;<\/li>\n \t<li>a cliff inhabited by a colony of birds;<\/li>\n \t<li>a muskrat habitat;<\/li>\n \t<li>the site where a heronry\u2019s nests are located;<\/li>\n \t<li>an island or peninsula inhabited by a colony of birds;<\/li>\n \t<li>a salt lick.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\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>\nThe wildlife habitats in which forest development activities are prohibited are defined in <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-i\/section-2\/\">section 2<\/a> of this Regulation.\n\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<\/div>\n&nbsp;\n\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":95261,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":""},"class_list":["post-95392","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 47 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iv\/section-47\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Section 47 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chapter IV \u2013 Wildife habitat protection Division I - Prohibited forest development activities Section 47 No forest development activity may take place in the following wildlife habitats: a caribou calving area north of the 52nd parallel; 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