Forest and Prairie Protection Regulations - Part II (Alta. Reg. 310/72). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Alberta Document type Regulation Date 1972 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest fires Offences/penalties Organic waste Waste management Freshwater resources management Inland waters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Entry into force notes For the purpose of ensuring its revision, this Regulation expires on 31 March 2017. Abstract A Regulation to provide for the control of fire hazards, to regulate fire fighting and to prevent pollution and erosion in forests and prairies. Regulations 3 to 13 set out requirements for the disposal of debris including debris for logging operations, sawmill and planning mills and other timber processing operations. Regulation 14 contains rules for the disposal of debris from agriculture. Regulations 19 and 20 provide for the conduct of firefighting operations. Persons carrying out forest operations shall remove obstacles from drainage or natural water flows and shall prevent soil erosion, sedimentation of streams or reduction in watershed. No person shall while in a forest, cause contamination or pollution of any land, water system, river or stream, or in any way accumulate waste material which may, during spring run-off or flood periods, be carried into any water system, lake, river or stream (reg. 21). Full text English Website www.gov.ab.ca References - Legislation Implements Forest and Prairie Protection Act (RSA 2000, c. F-19). Legislation | Canada | 1980 (2014) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Institution, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Forest and Prairie Protection (Ministerial) Regulation (Alta Reg. 65/2017). Legislation | Canada | 2017 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Offences/penalties, Organic waste, Waste management, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX