Statutes and Regulations


Regulations – Forest and Range Practices Act
 
INVASIVE PLANTS REGULATION
B.C. Reg. 18/2004
 
Effective: January 31, 2004
 
 
Contents
Section  
  1  Application of sections 16 (2) and 37 (2) of the Act
  2  Invasive plant species specified


  Application of sections 16 (2) and 37 (2) of the Act
  1   Until June 1, 2004, this regulation applies immediately, despite sections 16 (2) and 37 (2) of the Act, to a forest stewardship plan, woodlot licence plan, range use plan, and range stewardship plan, as applicable.
 
 
  Invasive plant species specified
  2   For the purposes of section 47 of the Forest and Range Practices Act, the prescribed species of invasive plants are as follows:

Weed Species   Scientific name
Anchusa   Anchusa officinalis
Baby's breath   Gypsophila paniculata
Black knapweed   Centaurea nigra
Blueweed   Echium vulgare
Brown knapweed   Centaurea jacea
Bull Thistle   Cirsium vulgare
Canada Thistle   Cirsium arvense
Common Burdock   Arctium minus
Common Tansy   Tanacetum vulgare
Dalmatian Toadflax   Linaria dalmatica
Diffuse Knapweed   Centaurea diffusa
Field Scabious   Knautia arvensis
Giant Knotweed   Polygonum sachalinense
Gorse   Ulex europaeus
Hoary Alyssum   Berteroa incana
Hoary Cress   Cardaria draba
Hound's-tongue   Cynoglossum officinale
Japanese Knotweed   Polygonum cuspidatum
Leafy spurge   Euphorbia esula
Marsh Thistle   Cirsium palustre
Meadow Hawkweed   Hieracium pilosella
Meadow Knapweed   Centaurea pratensis
Nodding Thistle   Carduus nutans
Orange Hawkweed   Hieracium aurantiacum
Oxeye Daisy   Chrysanthemum leucanthemem
Perennial pepperweed   Lepidium latifolium
Plumeless Thistle   Carduus acanthoides
Puncture vine   Tribulus terrestris
Purple Loosestrife   Lythrum salicaria
Rush Skeletonweed   Chondrilla juncea
Russian Knapweed   Acroptilon repens
Scentless Chamomile   Matricaria maritima
Scotch broom   Cytisus scoparius
Scotch Thistle   Onopordum acanthium
Spotted Knapweed   Centaurea maculosa
St. John's-wort   Hypericum perforatum
Sulphur Cinquefoil   Potentilla recta
Tansy ragwort   Senecio jacobaea
Teasel   Dipsacus fullonum
Yellow Iris   Iris pseudacorus
Yellow starthistle   Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow toadflax   Linaria vulgaris
 
[Provisions of the Forest and Range Practices Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 69, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: sections 47 and 141]
 


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