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QUESNEL FOREST DISTRICT |
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File #:
21550-02 |
1.
Purpose
To provide procedures for administration of timber harvested under an
agreement and not scaled within four
weeks of cutting if active harvesting ends, or is suspended.
2.
Scope of Application
These procedures apply to all holders of an agreement for all timber cut
in the Quesnel Forest District.
3.
Definitions within the context of
this procedure
3.1
Timber not scaled as soon as possible:
For the purpose of
Section 2 of the Scaling Regulation; timber not scaled as soon as possible
refers to timber not scaled within four
weeks of its cutting, when active harvesting has ended or is suspended, and it
is possible to scale the timber.
3.2
Field Scale: Is a species, grade, and volume
estimate of decked timber made by an authorized official scaler, completed
under authority of Section 3(1) of the Scaling Regulation.
3.3
Decks, Decked or Decking: Timber cut and not scaled within
four weeks of being cut, and active harvesting ends or is suspended. Includes timber felled and not skidded or
processed.
3.4
An Agreement: Means an agreement in the form of a
license, permit, or agreement referred to in Section 12 of the Forest Act that provides for ownership
and payment of stumpage on the timber.
3.5
Notification of Decked Timber:
Means a written or email notification by the holder of an agreement to
the Ministry of Forests and Range, of timber not scaled within four weeks of
cutting, and harvesting ends or is suspended..
4.0 Responsibility
and Procedures
4.1 Decking
Notifications
·
The
holder of an agreement must submit a notification
of decked timber within one (1) month to the Ministry of Forests and Range Scaling
section, cc to Compliance and Enforcement, if active harvesting ends, or is
suspended.
·
Notification
may be made on a commencement notice if the licensee knows timber will be
decked. The commencement notice must be
forwarded to the Quesnel Forest District Scaling section, as well as Compliance
and Enforcement.
·
Notification of Decked Timber must include:
o
Date
timber was cut.
o
Forest
Licence, timber mark(s) and block number(s).
o
Approximate
volume or percentage of block cut if no hauling on block has occurred.
o
Geographic
location of decked timber - road and kilometre(s).
o
Estimated
date of transport.
o
Reason
for decking.
·
The
holder of an agreement must notify the Quesnel Forest District Scaling
Supervisor in writing or by email when hauling of decked wood commences, and is
complete.
·
Decked
timber on an expired harvesting authority may be invoiced under Waste and
Residue procedures. A holder of an
agreement is responsible for informing the Ministry of Forests and Range if decked
wood is invoiced under waste and residue billing, in addition to a field scale
invoice.
·
Decking
of timber outside the area to which the cutting authority applies will require
the prior approval of the district manager.
·
If
the Ministry of Forests and Range feels timber may not have been scaled as soon
as possible, as per Section 2 of the Scaling
Regulation, ministry staff will consult with the holder of an agreement. If the holder of an agreement disagrees that
the timber has not been scaled as soon as possible, they are required to submit
written reason(s) why the decked timber has not or cannot be transported and
scaled. A written order to field scale
decked timber may be issued by the Ministry of Forest and Range, under the
authority of Section 3 of the Scaling
Regulation.
4.2 Field
Scale Submission Requirements
If the Ministry of Forests and Range issues a written order to a holder
of an agreement to conduct and submit a field scale, the submission must
include:
·
Date
timber was cut.
·
Forest
Licence, timber mark(s) and block number(s).
·
Maps
indicating in-block roads and landings, location of decks;
·
Unique
deck identifier for each group of deck(s) (must be one timber mark).
·
Volume,
species and grade for each deck identifier; submitted on a FS700, Volume
Estimate (Field).
·
Proposed
date decks will be scaled and designated scale site(s).
The holder of an agreement is responsible to inform the Ministry of
Forests and Range when transport of
decked timber is complete.
These procedures do not apply to cruise-based cutting authorities. Timber from cruise-based cutting authorities
may be decked indefinitely without notification.
Authority: Sections
94 and 100 of the
________________________
Gerry Grant, R.P.F.
District Manager
Quesnel Forest District