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Woodlot Licence Planning and Practices Regulation (B.C. Reg. 21/2004).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Timber Forest management/forest conservation Policy/planning Data collection/reporting Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Cultural heritage Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulation enacts the Forest and Range Practices Act. The Regulation lays down provisions relating to woodlot licence holders and their employees, agents, contractors or subcontractors. Section 4 establishes that a woodlot licence holder may cut, damage or destroy Crown timber as necessary for the purpose of carrying out silviculture treatments, stand tending treatments or forest health treatments. The text consists of 97 sections divided into 9 Parts as follows: Interpretation (1); Woodlot licence plans (2); Practice requirements (3); Roads (4); Notifying and reporting to government (5); Exemptions and relief from or funding of obligations (6); Exemptions and relief from or funding of obligation s(6); Orders, administrative penalties and offences (7); Repeal (8); Transition (9). Two Schedules are enclosed. Two Schedules are enclosed.

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

References - Legislation

Implements

Forest and Range Practices Act ([SBC 2002] Chapter 69).

Legislation | Canada | 2002 (2016)

Keyword: Institution, Grazing, Enforcement/compliance, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Authorization/permit, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples, Pollution control, Range, Land-use planning, Land tenure, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX