Forest and Range Practices Act
if you are required to comply with this Act, that is you are currently not operating under an existing development plan, then you must abide by the following:
Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
Notification of timber harvesting or road construction
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(1) Unless exempted under section 91 (1) [minister may grant exemptions], an agreement holder must notify the district manager before
(a) beginning timber harvesting or construction of a road that
is a permanent access structure, and
(b) re-starting the activities described in paragraph (a) after
an inactive period of 3 months or more.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must specify
(a) the location of the timber harvesting or road, including any administrative identifier that relates to the location,
(b) a contact name and contact information, and
(c) the projected date for beginning timber harvesting or road construction.
“harvests timber” or “timber harvesting” means the felling or removal of timber, other than under a silviculture treatment, including
(a) yarding, decking or loading timber,
(b) processing timber on site,
(c) piling or disposing of logging debris,
(d) constructing excavated or bladed trails or other logging trails,
(e) rehabilitating an area referred to in section 35 [soil disturbance limits], and
(f) carrying out sanitation treatments associated with
operations referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e);