Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities

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1 Notice to readers: This document complies with Québec government standard S G Q R I on the accessibility of downloadable documents. If you experience difficulties, please contact us at: Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities GUIDE FOR FILLING OUT: the declaration form for the exercise of a right OR the document for verifying a right

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3 EXAMPLE OF A PLAN With your declaration form for the exercise of a right or your document for verifying a right, you must enclose a plan showing the precise location of your project. Below is an example of a plan detailing the relevant elements that must be indicated on the plan enclosed, which are necessary for a clear understanding of your file. Commission de protection du territoire agricole 1

4 TRANSMISSION PROCEDURE IMPORTANT We invite you to keep, for your files, copies of all the documents enclosed with this declaration or verification, as they will not be returned to you. The file will be opened upon receipt of a complete documentation. A file that is incomplete due to the omission of certain documents and information will be returned to the sender. The Commission recommends that you send the documents electronically by using the service available on the home page of the website by clicking on Transmettre des pièces électroniques. The payment, however, must be sent by mail, accompanied by the number of the electronic transaction. For the applicable fees, please refer to the rates in effect, available at at the following path: Accueil/Documents/Frais applicables. Electronic transfer must be used when the format of paper documents is not listed in the following table, or when documents are over 25 pages long. DOCUMENT FORMATS Document Electronic* Paper Plan Other documents Georeferenced files: SHP (Shapefile) DXF DWG, etc. and: PDF format PDF 8.5" x 11" 8.5" x 14" 11" x 17" 8.5" x 11" 8.5" x 14" 11" x 17" *recommended formats ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING THE FORM AND PAYMENT Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec 200, chemin Sainte-Foy, 2 e étage Québec (Québec) G1R 4X6 FOR INFORMATION info@cptaq.gouv.qc.ca Québec: or toll free Longueuil: or toll free Commission de protection du territoire agricole 2

5 GLOSSARY Note: The following explanations do not constitute legal definitions. They are aimed at making the forms easier to understand and clarifying certain terms used. Area Terms Contiguous and deemed to be contiguous Declarant Decree Financial documents Land title Mandatary Municipal certificate Scale Section 40 Verification of rights Explanations The areas concerned must be expressed in hectares. 1 hectare = square metres or 2.92 square arpents or 2.47 acres or square feet. 1 square metre = square feet. Lots are contiguous when they share a common boundary made up of more than one point. They are deemed contiguous when they would be contiguous were they not separated by a public road, a railway, a public utility right of way, or an area of land in respect of which a right is recognized by the Act. Person who declares the right or privilege invoked. Administrative act by which the State establishes the date of coming into force of the agricultural zone in the designated territory. Six (6) decrees came into force in Québec between November 9, 1978 and November 7, Consult the Documents section of our website to find out the date of coming into force of the decree in your region: Income tax return, tax slips, financial statements, pay statement, record of employment. Document certifying the ownership of a property (immovable, parcel of land, etc.). Person you designate to file your declaration or verification of rights. Letter signed by a municipal officer certifying the date of coming into force of the loan by-laws authorizing the public water and sewer services on a public road adjacent to the lot concerned by the declaration. The average ratio between the real distance measured on the surface of the land and the distance measured on the plan. For example, a distance of 1 cm on a 1/1000 scale plan corresponds to a distance of 10 m on the parcel of land. The scale may also be written as follows: 1 cm = 10 m. In a reserved area, a natural person whose principal occupation is agriculture may, without the authorization of the commission, erect on a lot which he owns and where he carries on his principal occupation a residence for himself, for his child or for his employee. A legal person or partnership that carries on agricultural operations may also erect a residence for a shareholder or member whose principal occupation is agriculture on a lot which is owned by that legal person, partnership, shareholder or member and where that shareholder or member carries on his principal occupation. A legal person or partnership that carries on agricultural operations may also erect, on such a lot, a residence for a child of the shareholder or member or for an employee assigned to the agricultural operations of the legal person or partnership. Erecting a residence under this section does not exempt the lot or part of a lot on which it is erected from the application of sections 28 to 30. Verification of the existence of a personal or real right with regard to a property. It is not a declaration required by the Act for the issue of a building permit or the alienation of an area of land in respect of which a right is recognized. The reply you obtain will be valid only for the time when the right was verified. It will be established on the basis of the evidence sent by you and verified by us. Commission de protection du territoire agricole 3

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