Skeena Stikine Forest District

			FREE USE PERMIT
			NO. 19520-20/[FUP#9676]
[Name]
[Address]
[Telephone]
Under Section 48 of the Forest Act, the parties agree as follows
1.00	GRANT RIGHTS
	1.01	Subject to this Free Use Permit and in consideration of the Permittee's covenants in it, the District Manager of the Skeena Stikine Forest District (the "District Manager") grants to the Permittee, during the term of this Permit:
		a)	the right to enter and occupy Crown land in the permit area described in paragraph 1.02 for the purpose of harvesting Crown timber according to the terms of this Permit and the Forest Act; and
		b)	the right to harvest Crown timber designated for harvesting under this Permit, for the following purposes and in the following volumes:
			Forest Act Section 48 (1) (a.1) A Christmas Tree OR Forest Act Section 48 (1) (b) Firewood up to 20m³ - personal use only 20m³approximately equates to 5 cords or 10 half ton pick-up truck loads
	1.02	The permit area is the land outlined in the bold line on the map attached to this Free Use Permit
	1.03	The Free Use Permit will come into effect on [date] and, unless previously canceled by the District Manager or a Forest Officer, will expire on [date +1 year less a day]
2.00	CONDITIONS AND CANCELLATION
	2.01	In operations carried on under this Free Use Permit:
		a)	the Permittee will use the timber harvested under this Free Use Permit only for the purposes specified in paragraph 1.01;
		b)	the Permittee will comply with the Forest Act and regulations;
		c)	the height of stumps shall be as low as practicable, and in no case higher than 30cm;
		d)	dead timber, standing and down, shall be used, where available; and
		e)	slash resulting from operations carried on under this Free Use Permit will be disposed of as follows:
			All debris to be scattered as low as possible to the ground. No debris to be placed on trails and roads.
	2.02	In operations carried on under this Free Use Permit, the permittee will not cause or permit:
		a)	lake, stream, spring or tidal water that supplies water for any purpose to be rendered unfit for that purpose; or
		b)	trees, logs, logging debris or any polluting substances to be deposited below the natural boundary of a lake, stream, spring or tidal water; or
		c)	logs to be skidded or equipment to be operated below the natural boundary of a lake, stream or tidal water; or
		d)	any obstruction, gravel or fill to be placed or deposited below the natural boundary of a lake, stream or tidal water; or
		e)	a landing to be located within 40m of a lakeshore or stream bank or in any area that is not designated for cutting in this Free Use Permit, unless authorized in writing by a Forest Officer; or
		f)	slash to be burned closer to a lake or stream than the distance specified in writing by a Forest Officer.
	2.03	In operations carried on under this Free Use Permit, the Permittee will:
		a)	If it is contravention of paragraph 2.02, within the time specified in a notice delivered to the Permittee by a Forest Officer, remove logging or road-building debris or other polluting substances deposited in, on or below the natural boundary of a lake, spring, stream or tidal water,
		b)	fall or yard timber away from the natural boundary of a lake, stream or tidal water,
		c)	protect natural growth below the natural boundary of a lake, stream or tidal water from damage from logging and burning
		d)	build a bridge or install a culvert at every stream crossing, designed to accomodate the maximum flow of the stream and to permit unobstructed fish passage,
		e)	construct, pursuant to a schedule approved in writing by a Forest Officer, crossings of all streams, lakes and tidal water, and
		f)	comply with all applicable legislation and regulations thereunder, as directed in writing by a Forest Officer.
	2.04	Additional Provisions:
			All felled trees must be utilized. No marked trees to be cut
	2.05	This Free Use Permit is approved by the District Manager on the condition that the Permittee does not, and during its term will not, have on land he/she owns or occupies, sufficient timber that is reasonably accessible for the purpose specified in paragraph 1.01.
	2.06	If an obligation set out in this Free Use Permit is not performed, or if the condition set out in paragraph 2.05 is not met, the District Manager or a Forest Officer may, without notice, suspend this Free Use Permit, or cancel it, or both.

APPLICATION ACCEPTED AND FREE USE PERMIT ENTERED INTO ON BEHALF OF THE CROWN, BY:
			GARY WALLIS
			for District Manager
In accordance with the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation section 85 you must notify the district manager before beginning timber harvesting.

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