Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog Great Lakes / St. Lawrence — Canadian Shield Population (Longueuil) (SOR/2021-231)

Habitat

Marginal note:Identification

1 For the purposes of paragraph 80(4)(c) of the Species at Risk Act, the areas that are described in the schedule are identified as habitat that is necessary for the recovery of the Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) Great Lakes / St. Lawrence — Canadian Shield population.

Prohibitions

Marginal note:Prohibited activities

• 2 (1) In the areas described in the schedule, it is prohibited to

  • (a) dig, remove, compact or plow the soil;

  • (b) remove, prune, mow, damage, destroy or introduce any vegetation, such as a tree, shrub or plant;

  • (c) drain or flood the ground;

  • (d) alter surface water in any manner, including by altering its flow rate, its volume or the direction of its flow;

  • (e) install, construct or perform any maintenance work on any infrastructure;

  • (f) use a vehicle, including a vehicle propelled by muscular power, anywhere other than on a road or paved path;

  • (g) install or construct any structure or barrier that impedes the circulation, dispersal or migration of the Western Chorus Frog;

  • (h) deposit, discharge, dump or immerse any material or substance, such as snow, gravel, sand, soil, construction material, garbage, greywater or swimming pool water; and

  • (i) use or apply a fertilizer as defined in section 2 of the Fertilizers Act or a pest control product as defined in section 2 of the Pest Control Products Act.

• Marginal note:Non-application

  (2) The prohibitions do not apply to a person who is engaging in activities related to public safety or health that are authorized under provincial law.

Marginal note:Offence

3 Any contravention of subsection 2(1) is an offence for the purposes of section 97 of the Species at Risk Act.

Application Before Publication

Marginal note:Statutory Instruments Act

4 For the purposes of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, this Order applies according to its terms before it is published in the Canada Gazette.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Registration

5 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.