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S.M. 2007, c. 20
Bill 18, 1st Session, 39th Legislature
The Forest Health Protection Act
| PART 1 | |
| INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | |
| 1(1) | Definitions |
| (2) | Reference to "Act" includes regulations |
| 2 | Purpose |
| 3(1) | Forest threats |
| (2) | Invasive forest threats |
| PART 2 | |
| INVASIVE FOREST THREAT PREVENTION | |
| 4 | Invasive forest threat prevention programs |
| 5 | Reporting requirement |
| 6 | No importing invasive forest threat |
| 7 | Restricting entry of forest products |
| PART 3 | |
| FOREST THREAT MANAGEMENT | |
| FOREST THREAT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS | |
| 8 | Forest threat management programs |
| 9 | Minister's powers on Crown land |
| 10 | Directions re timber harvesting |
| DETECTION OF FOREST THREATS | |
| 11(1) | Detection of forest threats |
| (2) | Inspection powers |
| (3) | Expert assistance |
| 12(1) | Forest threat notices |
| (2) | Form of forest threat notice |
| (3) | Prohibitions |
| ORDERS | |
| 13(1) | Preventive quarantine orders |
| (2) | Terms of preventive quarantine order |
| (3) | Term of order |
| 14(1) | Forest health orders |
| (2) | Terms of order |
| 15(1) | Appeals |
| (2) | Notice of appeal |
| (3) | Stay |
| (4) | Director's power on appeal |
| (5) | Notice to appellant |
| 16(1) | Consequences of failing to comply with order |
| (2) | Order to pay costs |
| (3) | Enforcement of order |
| (4) | Charging costs to municipality |
| (5) | Cost recovery by municipality |
| FOREST THREAT RESPONSE ZONES | |
| 17 | Forest threat response zones |
| 18(1) | Forest threat response zone requirements |
| (2) | Powers of officers |
| SEIZING AFFECTED FOREST PRODUCTS | |
| 19(1) | Seizure of affected forest products |
| (2) | Storage of seized forest products |
| (3) | Operator must comply with direction |
| (4) | Disposition of seized forest products |
| PART 4 | |
| ENFORCEMENT, OFFENCES AND PENALTIES | |
| 20(1) | Inspectors |
| (2) | Officers |
| (3) | Restrictions on appointment or designation |
| (4) | Identification |
| 21(1) | Entry and inspection powers |
| (2) | Operator of vehicle must stop |
| 22(1) | Warrant to enter dwelling place |
| (2) | Authority to issue warrant |
| 23(1) | Warrant for search and seizure |
| (2) | Power without warrant |
| OFFENCES AND PENALTIES | |
| 24(1) | Offences |
| (2) | Continuing offence |
| 25(1) | Penalties for individuals |
| (2) | Penalties for corporations |
| 26 | Limitation period |
| PART 5 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | |
| 27(1) | Licensing of arborists |
| (2) | Exception |
| 28(1) | Municipal forest threat management program |
| (2) | Financial assistance to municipality |
| 29 | Agreements |
| 30 | Compensation |
| 31 | Protection from liability |
| 32 | Crown bound |
| 33 | Regulations |
| PART 6 | |
| CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEAL, C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE | |
| 34(1) | Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. P90 |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| 35 | Repeal |
| 36 | C.C.S.M. reference |
| 37 | Coming into force |