Skeena Stikine Forest District

Forest Act

Division 8.2 - Licences to Cut, Forestry Licence to Cut

47.6 (1)

In this section and section 47.7, "forestry licence to cut" means a licence to cut entered into under subsection (2), (2.1), (2.2) (3), (4) or (5)

(2)

The regional manager or district manager may enter into a forestry licence to cut if

(a)

in which the volume of timber specified does not exceed 2 000 m3 and harvesting under the forestry licence to cut is restricted to timber that is dead or, in the opinion of the regional manager or district manager,

(i)	is in danger, as a result of an insect infestation, fire, disease or windthrow, of being significantly reduced in value, lost or destroyed,
(ii)	is timber that is interspersed with the dead or endangered timber, or
(iii)	must be harvested to provide access to the dead, endangered or interspersed timber,

(b)

in which the volume of timber specified does not exceed 500 m3 and the timber, in the opinion of the regional manager or district manager, is to be harvested under controlled scientific or investigative conditions, or

(c)

if authorized to do so under another provision of this Act or under the regulations.

(2.1)

The regional manager or district manager may enter into a forestry licence to cut to authorize only the removal of Crown timber from Crown land or private land.

(2.2)

A forest officer authorized by the regional manager or by the district manager may enter into a forestry licence to cut described in subsection (2) (a) or (c) or (2.1) that specifies a volume of timber that does not exceed 500 m3.

(3)

Contact a Timber Sales Manager

(4)

The regional manager or district manager may enter into a forestry licence to cut if

(a)

harvesting under the forestry licence to cut is restricted to timber that, in the opinion of the regional manager or district manager, is required to be cut and removed in order to reduce the spread of an insect infestation, and

(b)

the harvesting of the timber is in conjunction with a competitively awarded forest health project that is consistent with a government approved bark beetle management strategy for the management unit in which the harvesting is to take place.

(5)

The district manager or a forest officer authorized by the district manager may enter into a forestry licence to cut with a person

(a)

authorizing the person to cut Crown timber on Crown land, remove Crown timber from Crown land or do both, and

(b)

specifying a volume of timber that does not exceed 50 m3.

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