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Timber Marking and Transportation Regulation (B.C. Reg. 253/97).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forestry protection measures Timber Timber extraction/logging Transport/storage Offences/penalties Forest management/forest conservation
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Regulation enacts section 157 of the Forest Act R.S.B.C 1996. It identifies timber marking requirements. When storing timber (sect. 3); when transporting timber over land (sect. 4) and water (sect. 5). It also outlines Scaled timber brand requirements when transporting over land, (sect. 7) and over water, (sect. 7.1). There are exceptions to these requirements in section 6 and 8. Moreover detailed records must be kept when transporting timber, detailed in section 10, and it is an offence to contravene section 10.

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.bc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Forest Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 157).

Legislation | Canada | 1978 (2016)

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Institution, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Inventory, Agricultural development, Authorization/permit, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX