Selection

7.1   In this Part, “time of selection” means

a)      in the case of seeds, the time at which a person submits a request under section 6.7 to withdraw a registered seedlot, or a portion of registered seedlot, from the Tree Seed Centre, and

b)      in the case of vegetative material, the time at which a person removes a registered vegetative lot, or portion of a registered vegetative lot, from the production facility at which it is stored.

7.2   For the purposes of section 7.3,

a)      the genetic worth of a lot is

i)     the genetic worth determined in accordance with Appendix 7, based on the parental contribution and breeding values or clonal values of the parent trees, if the lot was collected from parent trees,

ii)     zero, if the lot was collected from trees other than parent trees, unless subparagraph (iii) applies, or

iii)    the applicable genetic worth specified in Appendix 5, if the lot was collected from a superior provenance, and

b)      a person is able to acquire a registered lot, or portion of a registered lot, referred to in section 7.3 (a) (ii) if

i)     the lot or portion of a lot is identified in the Seed Planning and Registry System as

A)    surplus, and

B)     having a genetic worth of 5 per cent or greater, and

ii)     the cost of acquiring the lot or portion of a lot would be considered fair by a reasonable, knowledgeable person.

7.3   For the purpose of establishing a stand under section 29 of the Act, a person must select a registered lot, or portion of a registered lot, that, at the time of selection, has a genetic worth of 5 per cent or greater for the species and trait that best achieves the forest management objectives for the stand, if

a)      at the time of selection, that person either

i)     owns, or

ii)     is able to acquire,

      a registered lot, or a portion of a registered lot, that has the requisite genetic worth,

b)      the lot or portion of a lot contains sufficient seeds or vegetative material, as applicable, to produce enough seedlings or cuttings to plant the area on which the stand is to be established, and

c)      the area on which seedlings or cuttings are to be planted complies with the transfer limits that apply to the lot under Part 8.

7.4     When using seeds or vegetative material from a registered lot collected from parent trees, for the purposes of establishing a stand under section 29 of the Act, a person must use seeds or vegetative material, as applicable, that are representative of the contribution of the parent trees to the lot.

7.5     Despite section 7.4, a person may use vegetative material collected from a single parent tree to establish a hybrid poplar stand, if the stand does not exceed 10 hectares.

7.6     When using seeds from a registered seedlot for the purposes of growing donor plants to produce cuttings for the purpose of establishing a free growing stand under section 29 of the Act, a person must use at least 200 seeds that are representative of the lot to grow those donor plants.