Forest Service Road Use Regulation (B.C. Reg. 173/95). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Regulation Date 1995 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Right of use Transport/storage Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Regulation enacts managing provisions regulating the of use of forest roads, and is divided into 13 sections as follows: 1 Definitions; 2 Provisions of Motor Vehicle Act applicable to forest service roads; 3 Snowmobiles; 4 Speed restriction; 5 Use of 2-way radio; 6 Traffic control devices; 7 Maintenance of vehicles used on forest service roads; 8 Vehicle identification; 9 Obstructions within a forest service road right of way; 10 Damage to roads; 11 No works, etc. on right of way without a permit; 12 Liability insurance and 13 Offence. Of interest, part 6 of this Regulation provides for a district manager to cause a traffic control device to be erected on a forest service road if, in the district manager's opinion, restrictions on the use of the road or the traffic on the road are required to achieve the purposes of section 4 (b) and (c) of the Ministry of Forests Act. Part 8 states that an industrial vehicle must be licensed unless the owner of the vehicle and a distinguishing number identifying the vehicle is clearly visible from ground level. Moreover, if use of a forest service road's right of way, or the presence of a vehicle or animal, would likely cause significant damage to the road, right of way or environment, or endanger life or property, a district manager may obstruct a forest service road in an appropriate manner. Full text English Website www.qp.gov.bc.ca References - Legislation Implements Forest Land Reserve Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 158). Legislation | Canada | 1994 (1996) Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Public forest, Private forest, Protection forest, Inspection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX