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5. Registration
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- 5.1General Requirements
- 5.1.1A person may apply to have a lot registered by
- a)submitting an application form to the Branch, which form must
- i)contain the applicable information specified in Appendix 1, and
- ii)be signed by the person who owns the lot, or a person authorized to act on that person's behalf, and
- b)in the case of a seedlot, submitting the seedlot itself to the Tree Seed Centre for storage and testing in accordance with Part 6.
- 5.1.2A seedlot referred to in section 5.1.1 (b) must be submitted in a container that has a tag on both the inside and outside of the container clearly identifying the species of the lot and the application form to which it relates.
- 5.1.3Subject to this Part, upon receipt of an application form submitted under section 5.1.1,
- a)the Branch may assign a pending registration number to the lot in respect of which the application form was submitted, and
- b)if the requirements referred to in section 5.1.4 are met, the Branch must
- i)register the lot in respect of which the application form was submitted by either assigning a registration number to the lot, or confirming the pending registration number, if any, referred to in paragraph (a), and
- ii)maintain a record of the registration number of the lot, the information contained in the application form and, in the case of seedlots, the results of tests conducted by the Tree Seed Centre under section 6.4 or 6.5.
- 5.1.4The Branch must assign or confirm a registration number under section 5.1.3 (b) if the following requirements are met:
- a)the information contained in the application form is complete and accurate;
- b)the lot complies with the requirements of this Part and Part 6;
- c)in the case of a seedlot, the tests conducted by the Tree Seed Centre under section 6.4 confirm that
- i)the seeds in the lot have a moisture content greater than or equal to 4 per cent and less than or equal to 9.9 per cent, and
- ii)the lot contains at least 97 per cent pure seed by weight.
- 5.1.5The Branch must make information recorded under section 5.1.3 (b) (ii) available to a person who requests this information.
- 5.1.6The owner of a registered lot, a person authorized to act on that person’s behalf, or a person employed by the Ministry of Forests, may request an amendment to information respecting that lot recorded under section 5.1.3 (b) (ii), if
- a)the person identifies an error in the recorded information and provides information to verify the error, or
- b)the ownership of the lot changes and the person provides information respecting the change in ownership.
- 5.1.7Upon receipt of a request under section 5.1.6, the Branch must
- a)amend the information recorded under section 5.1.3 (b) (ii), if the Branch is satisfied that the amendment is necessary or appropriate having regard to the information provided in support of the request, and
- b)record the nature of the amendment and the date on which it was made.
- 5.1.8The following types of lots must not be registered:
- a)a lot consisting of both seeds and vegetative material;
- b)a lot consisting of seeds or vegetative material collected from a plantation that consists of trees other than parent trees;
- c)a lot consisting of seeds or vegetative material collected from both
- i)natural stands, and
- ii)plantations, seed orchards or production facilities
- d)a vegetative lot that consists of both vegetative material collected directly from a parent tree, without using donor plants, and vegetative material collected from donor plants grown from seeds collected from a parent tree;
- e)a lot consisting of seeds or vegetative material that has been subjected to genetic modification through mutagenesis, a recombinant DNA technique or other related methods;
- f)a lot that is collected from outside of British Columbia that does not meet the requirements in Appendix 6. [03.06.10]
- 5.1.9 A lot collected from both tested parent trees and untested parent trees may only be registered as either
- a)a lot collected from tested parent trees, or
- b)a lot collected from untested parent trees,
depending on whether the requirements of section 5.2.2.1 (g) (i) or (ii) have been met.
- 5.1.10A lot that consists of seeds or vegetative material multiplied through the application of somatic embryogenesis, tissue culture or other biotechnological processes may only be registered if seedlings or cuttings produced through these biotechnological processes have been tested and evaluated in the field for adaptability, survival, health, quality and growth, in accordance with generally accepted scientific methodology over a period of time that is consistent with this methodology.
- 5.1.11Vegetative material taken from donor plants grown from a registered seedlot is deemed to be part of the registered seedlot and does not have to be registered as a vegetative lot.
- 5.1.12If a seedlot submitted under section 5.1.1 (b) is not registered under this Part, it must be returned to the person who submitted it for registration.
- 5.1.13A lot that was registered under section 3 of the Tree Cone, Seed and Vegetative Material Regulation, prior to its repeal, continues to be registered as if it meets the requirements of this Part.
- 5.2Collection Criteria
- 5.2.1Lots collected from natural stands within British Columbia
- 5.2.1.1In order to be registered as a lot collected from a natural stand within British Columbia, the lot must consist of seeds or vegetative material collected from trees other than parent trees in accordance with the following requirements:
- a)the seeds or vegetative material, as applicable, must have been collected from a minimum of 10 trees, of the same species, that are located in a natural stand within British Columbia;
- b)the trees referred to in paragraph (a) must all be located within
- i)the same natural stand seed planning zone,
- ii)the same biogeoclimatic zone, and
- iii)a collection area with a radius no greater than 8 kilometres;
- c)the range between the lowest and highest elevation of the collection area referred to in paragraph (b) (iii) must be no greater than the range specified in Appendix 3 for the applicable species and natural stand seed planning zone.
- 5.2.1.2Despite section 5.2.1.1 (b) and (c), at the request of a person who submits an application under section 5.1.1, a lot consisting of seeds or vegetative material collected from a natural stand may be registered as a lot collected from a superior provenance if
- a)the requirement in section 5.2.1.1 (a) has been met, and
- b)the collection area from which the lot was collected meets the following criteria:
- i)the elevation range of the collection area must fall within the range specified in Table 5.1 or 5.2 of Appendix 5 for the species and provenance of the lot;
- ii)if applicable, the latitude and longitude of the centre point of the collection area must meet the requirements specified in Table 5.1 or 5.2 of Appendix 5 for the species and provenance of the lot;
- iii)the collection area must meet the additional criteria specified in Table 5.1 or 5.2 of Appendix 5 for the species and provenance of the lot.
- 5.2.2Lots collected from parent trees within British Columbia
- 5.2.2.1 In order to be registered as a lot collected from parent trees within British Columbia, the lot must consist of seeds or vegetative material collected in accordance with the following requirements:
- a)the seeds or vegetative material, as applicable, must have been collected from parent trees, of the same species, to which identification numbers have been assigned under section 5.3.3 (b);
- b)in the case of a seedlot, the seeds must have been collected from the minimum number of parent trees required to achieve an effective population size of 10 or greater, calculated in accordance with the applicable formulas in Appendix 7;
- c)in the case of a vegetative lot collected directly from parent trees, without using donor plants, the number of parent trees must not be less than the greater of
- i)whichever of the following applies:
- A)20 parent trees, if the vegetative material is collected from tested parent trees;
- B)40 parent trees, if the vegetative material is collected from untested parent trees or a combination of tested and untested parent trees, and
- ii)the minimum number of parent trees required to achieve an effective population size of 10 or greater, calculated in accordance with the applicable formulas in Appendix 7;
- d)in the case of a vegetative lot consisting of vegetative material collected from donor plants grown from seeds collected from parent trees,
- i)the vegetative material must have been collected from at least
- A)30 donor plants, if the donor plants were produced from seed collected from tested parent trees, or
- B)200 donor plants, if the donor plants were produced from seed collected from untested parent trees or a combination of tested and untested parent trees, and
- ii)the number of parent trees from which the donor plants were produced must not be less than the minimum number of parent trees required to achieve an effective population size of 10 or greater, calculated in accordance with the applicable formulas in Appendix 7;
- e)in the case of a lot entirely collected from tested parent trees,
- i)the parent trees must have at least one area of use that is the same for all of the parent trees, or
- ii)if the parent trees do not have at least one area of use that is the same for all of the parent trees,
- A)each parent tree must have at least one area of use located within
- I)a tested parent tree seed planning zone, or
- II)a latitude range within a tested parent tree planning zone,
that is the same as the zone or latitude range within which at least one area of use for the other parent trees is also located, and
- B)the elevation ranges for the areas of use referred to in clause (A) must overlap;
- f)in the case of a lot collected entirely from untested parent trees, the parent trees must have been selected from natural stands meeting the following criteria:
- i)all of the stands must be located within the same natural stand seed planning zone;
- ii)the range between the lowest and highest elevation of each of the stands must be no greater than the range specified in Appendix 4 for
- A)the species referred to in paragraph (a), and
- B)the natural stand seed planning zone referred to in subparagraph (i);
- iii)the range between the northernmost and southernmost latitude of each of the stands must be no greater than the range specified in Appendix 4 for
- A)the species referred to in paragraph (a), and
- B)the natural stand seed planning zone referred to in subparagraph (i);
- g)in the case of a lot collected from both tested and untested parent trees,
- i)to register it as a lot collected from tested parent trees, the following requirements must be met:
- A)the parental contribution of the tested parent trees must represent at least 70 per cent of the total parental contribution of all parent trees to the lot;
- B)the requirements of paragraph (e) must have been met with respect to the tested parent trees;
- C)the locations of the stands from which the untested parent trees were selected, as specified under section 5.3.2 (c) (i), must all be within
- I)the area of use that is the same for all of the tested parent trees, if paragraph (e) (i) applies to the tested parent trees, or
- II)the area of use and elevation range that complies with the requirements of paragraph (e)(ii), if that paragraph applies to the tested parent trees, and
- ii)to register it as a lot collected from untested parent trees, the following requirements must be met:
- A)the parental contribution of the tested parent trees must represent less than 70 per cent of total parental contribution of all parent trees to the seedlot;
- B)the requirements of paragraph (f) have been met with respect to the untested parent trees;
- C)the areas of use for the tested parent trees, as specified under section 5.3.2 (d) (ii), must encompass the locations of the stands from which the untested parent trees were selected.
- 5.2.2.2A person who submits an application under section 5.1.1 may elect to have a lot registered as a custom lot if the lot meets the requirements in section 5.2.2.1 for registration as a lot collected from tested parent trees within British Columbia, in which case the lot will be subject to the standards that apply to custom lots instead of the standards that apply to lots registered as lots collected from tested parent trees within British Columbia.
- 5.2.2.3If a lot has been registered as a custom lot, the person who submitted the application under section 5.1.1 in respect of that lot may elect to have the lot re-registered as a lot collected from tested parent trees within British Columbia, in which case the lot will no longer be registered as a custom lot.
- 5.2.2.4If a lot has been registered as a lot collected from tested parents tree within British Columbia, the person who submitted the application under section 5.1.1 in respect of that lot may elect to have the lot re-registered as a custom lot, in which case the lot will no longer be registered as a lot collected from tested parent trees within British Columbia.
- 5.2.2.5Despite section 5.2.2.1 (c) and (d), the requirements of those paragraphs do not apply to a vegetative lot collected solely from tested parent trees that are hybrid poplar (Ax).
- 5.2.2.6Despite section 5.2.2.1 (f) (i), seeds or vegetative material collected entirely from untested parent trees, of the same species, that are
- a)Grand fir (Bg), Coastal Douglas-fir (Fdc), or Western white pine (Pw), selected from natural stands within the Georgia Lowlands (GL) Natural Stand Seed Planning Zone and the Maritime (M) Natural Stand Seed Planning Zone, may be included in the same lot, or
- b)Sitka spruce (Ss) selected from natural stands within the Georgia Lowlands (GL) Natural Stand Seed Planning Zone and the Maritime (M) Natural Stand Seed Planning Zone, outside of the Queen Charlotte Islands, may be included in the same lot.
- 5.2.3Lots collected from outside of British Columbia
- 5.2.3.1In order to be registered as a lot collected from outside of British Columbia, the lot must consist of seeds or vegetative material collected in accordance with the following requirements:
- a)the seeds or vegetative material, as applicable, must be collected from
- i)a natural stand of a species identified in Table 6.1 of Appendix 6, or
- ii)parent trees of a species identified in Table 6.2 of Appendix 6, located at a seed orchard specified in Table 6.2 for that species, where the parent trees
- A)have been assigned unique parent tree identifiers, and
- B)meet the parent tree criteria specified in Table 6.2 for the applicable species and seed orchard;
- b)in the case of a lot collected from a natural stand, the seeds or vegetative material, as applicable, must have been collected from a minimum of 10 trees of the same species located within a collection area meeting the following requirements:
- i)the collection area must have a radius no greater than 8 kilometres,
- ii)the collection area must fall with the elevation limits specified in Table 6.1 of Appendix 6 for the applicable species,
- iii)the range between the lowest and highest elevation of the collection area must be no greater than the range specified in Table 6.1 of Appendix 6 for the applicable species,
- iv)the collection area must meet the additional criteria specified in Table 6.1 of Appendix 6 for the applicable species;
- c)in the case of a seedlot collected from parent trees, the seeds must have been collected from the minimum number of parent trees required to achieve an effective population size of 10 or greater, calculated in accordance with the applicable formulas in Appendix 7;
- d)in the case of a vegetative lot collected from parent trees,
- i)the parent trees must be tested parent trees,
- ii)if the vegetative material was collected directly from parent trees, without using donor plants, the number of parent trees must not be less than the greater of
- A)20 parent trees, or
- B)the minimum number of parent trees required to achieve an effective population size of 10 or greater, calculated in accordance with the applicable formulas in Appendix 7;
- iii)if the vegetative material was collected from donor plants grown from seeds collected from parent trees,
- A)the vegetative material must have been collected from at least 30 donor plants, and
- B)the number of parent trees from which the donor plants were produced must not be less than the minimum number required to achieve an effective population size of 10 or greater, calculated in accordance with the applicable formulas in Appendix 7.
- 5.3Parent Tree Information and Identification Numbers
- 5.3.1 A person may apply to have an identification number assigned to a parent tree by submitting an application form to the Branch, which form must
- a)contain the information required under section 5.3.2, and
- b)be signed by the person submitting the application form.
- 5.3.2An application submitted under section 5.3.1 must contain the following information:
- a)the species of the parent tree and whether it is an untested parent tree or a tested parent tree;
- b)the specific traits for which the parent tree was selected and the breeding values or clonal values for those traits, as determined in accordance with section 5.4;
- c)in the case of an untested parent tree,
- i)the location of the natural stand from which the parent tree was selected, which location must be within British Columbia, as denoted by the following:
- A)the natural stand seed planning zone within which the stand is located;
- B)the elevation of the stand, recorded in metres;
- C)the latitude and longitude of the stand, recorded in degrees, minutes and seconds,
- ii)the methodology used to determine the breeding values referred to in paragraph (b),
- iii)the date on which the parent tree was selected, and
- iv)the age of the parent tree on the date referred to in subparagraph (iii);
- d)in the case of a tested parent tree,
- i)either
- A)the location of the natural stand from which the parent tree was selected, if the parent tree was not bred from other parent trees, as denoted by
- I)the information referred to in paragraph (c)(i), in the case of a tested parent tree selected from a natural stand located within British Columbia, or
- II)the elevation of the stand, recorded in metres, and the latitude and longitude of the stand, recorded in degrees, minutes and seconds, in the case of a tested parent tree selected from a natural stand located outside of British Columbia, or
- B)the pedigree of the parent tree, if the parent tree was bred from other parent trees, as denoted by
- I)the identification numbers assigned to the parent trees from which it was bred, if identification numbers have been assigned to those parent trees under this Part, or
- II)the unique parent tree identifiers assigned to the parent trees from which it was bred, if identification numbers have not been assigned to those parent trees under this Part,
- ii)one or more areas of use determined for the parent tree, based on field trials of the genetic suitability of seedlings grown from seeds or cuttings grown from vegetative material collected from the parent tree, each of which areas of use must be denoted by
- A)either
- I)a single tested parent tree seed planning zone, or
- II)a latitude range within a single tested parent tree seed planning zone, and
- B) an elevation range, recorded in metres,
- iii)the methodology used to determine
- A)the breeding values or clonal values referred to in paragraph (b), and
- B)the areas of use referred to in subparagraph (ii),
- iv)the locations at which the field trials referred to in subparagraph (ii) were conducted, as denoted by
- A)the mean latitude and mean longitude of the area on which the field trials were conducted, recorded in degrees, minutes and seconds, and
- B)the mean elevation of this area recorded in metres,
- v)the year in which seedlings or cuttings used in the field trials referred to in subparagraph (ii) were planted, the year in which these seedlings or cuttings were measured, and the age of the seedling or cuttings at the time they were measured, recorded as the number of years from sowing, in the case of seedlings, or rooting, in the case of cuttings, and
- e)the name of, and contact information for, the person who
- i)selected the parent tree,
- ii)determined the breeding values or clonal values referred to in paragraph (b),
- iii)determined the areas of use referred to in paragraph (d) (ii),
- iv)conducted the area of use field trials referred to in paragraph (d) (ii), and
- v)conducted the breeding value or clonal value field trials referred to in section 5.4.2.
- 5.3.3Upon receipt of an application form submitted under section 5.3.1,
- a)the Branch may assign a pending identification number to the parent tree in respect of which the application form was submitted, and
- b)if the requirements of section 5.3.4 are met, the Branch must
- i)assign an identification number to the parent tree in respect of which the application form was submitted, or confirm the pending identification number, if any, referred to in paragraph (a), and
- ii)maintain a record of the identification number referred to in subparagraph (i) and the information referred to in section 5.3.2.
- 5.3.4 The Branch must assign or confirm an identification number under section 5.3.3 (b) if
- a)the information contained in the application form is complete and accurate, and
- b)the methodology referred to in section 5.3.2 (c) (ii) or 5.3.2 (d) (iii), as applicable, is consistent with generally accepted scientific methodology.
- 5.3.5 The Branch must make information recorded under section 5.3.3 (b) (ii) available to a person who requests this information.
- 5.3.6The person who submits an application under section 5.3.1, a person authorized to act on that person’s behalf, or a person employed by the Ministry of Forests, may request an amendment to information recorded under section 5.3.3 (b) (ii), in respect of that application, if
- a)the person identifies an error in the recorded information and provides information to verify the error,
- b)the person wishes to change the status of an untested parent tree to that of a tested parent tree and the information required under section 5.3.2 (d) is submitted in support of the request, or
- c)new test results are available respecting a tested parent tree that affects the information previously submitted under section 5.3.2 (d) and these results are submitted in support of the request.
- 5.3.7 Upon receipt of a request under section 5.3.6, the Branch must
- a)amend the information recorded under section 5.3.3 (b) (ii), if the Branch is satisfied that the amendment is necessary or appropriate having regard to the information provided in support of the request, and
- b)record the nature of the amendment and the date on which it was made.
- 5.3.8For the purposes of these standards, a parent tree and its ramets are deemed to be the same parent tree.
- 5.3.9If an identification number was assigned to a parent tree before these standards come into force,
- a)the identification number will continue to apply to that parent tree as if it were assigned under section 5.3.3 (b), and
- b)information recorded by the Branch with respect to that parent tree is deemed to have been recorded under section 5.3.3 (b) (ii).
5.4Determining Breeding Values or Clonal Values
- 5.4.1Subject to section 5.4.8, a breeding value for a trait of an untested parent tree must be determined by predicting the performance of the parent tree’s progeny, based on all available information about
- a)the traits for which the parent tree was selected, including, if applicable, field trials conducted with respect to these traits for tested parent trees of the same species,
- b)the environment of the natural stand from which the parent tree was selected, and
- c)the quantitative or population genetics of the parent tree’s species, including the species’ reproductive strategies,
- and comparing this predicted performance to the average performance of progeny of other trees of the same species growing in the area denoted by the transfer limits in Appendix 4 that apply to
- d)the species of the parent tree, and
- e)the natural stand seed planning zone in which the stand from which the parent tree was selected is located, as if this zone is the zone of origin referred to in Appendix 4.
- 5.4.2Subject to section 5.4.6 and 5.4.8, a breeding value or clonal value, as applicable, for a trait of a tested parent tree must be determined through field trials in accordance with generally accepted scientific methodology, over a period of time consistent with the methodology, based on the applicable criteria in sections 5.4.3 through 5.4.5.
- 5.4.3In the case of a tested parent tree from which seeds were collected and grown into seedlings for the purpose of testing the parent tree, a breeding value must be based on the observed performance of the seedlings in field trials conducted in British Columbia, within the parent tree’s area of use, relative to the average performance of seedlings grown from seeds collected from other trees of the same species growing in natural stands located within the parent tree’s area of use.
- 5.4.4In the case of a tested parent tree that was selected from a family, a breeding value must be based on the predicted performance of the parent tree’s progeny, extrapolating from its own observed performance and the observed performance of its family in field trials conducted in British Columbia, within the parent tree’s area of use, relative to the average performance of seedlings grown from seeds collected from other trees of the same species growing in natural stands located within the parent tree’s area of use.
- 5.4.5In the case of a tested parent tree from which vegetative material was collected and grown into cuttings for the purpose of testing the parent tree, a clonal value must be based on the observed performance of the cuttings in field trials conducted in British Columbia, within the parent tree’s area of use, relative to the average performance of cuttings grown from vegetative material collected from other trees of the same species growing in natural stands located within the parent tree’s area of use.
- 5.4.6In the case of a tested parent tree that contributes to a custom lot, breeding values must be determined in accordance with section 5.4.1 as if the tree is an untested parent tree, for the purpose of determining the genetic worth of the custom lot under section 7.
- 5.4.7Despite sections 5.4.3 through 5.4.5, when determining a breeding value or clonal value for a trait of a tested parent tree from outside of British Columbia, performance may be assessed in field trials conducted outside of British Columbia, provided the results of the field trials can be used to assess performance relative to the average performance of seedlings grown from seeds, or cuttings grown from vegetative material, as applicable, collected from other trees of the same species growing in natural stands located within the area denoted by the transfer limits that apply under section 8.7 to a lot collected from those parent trees.
- 5.4.8If a breeding value or clonal value for a trait of a parent tree cannot be determined in accordance with sections 5.4.1 through 5.4.7, then, for the purpose of determining genetic worth under section 7, the trait is deemed to have a breeding value and clonal value of zero.
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