BILL NO. 242
(as introduced)
1st Session, 59th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
54 Elizabeth II, 2005
Forests Act
(amended)
Leo Glavine
Kings West
First Reading: October 18, 2005
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill requires the establishment of a special management zone of 100 metres along the boundaries of a watercourse, where the average width of a watercourse on or adjacent to forest land on which a forestry operation is carried out is equal to or greater than 50 centimetres.
An Act to Amend Chapter 179
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Forests Act
1 Chapter 179 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Forests Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 9 the following Section:
9A Where the average width of a watercourse situated on or adjacent to forest land on which a forestry operation is carried on is equal to or greater than 50 centimetres, a forestry operator shall establish or ensure the establishment of a special management zone of at least 100 metres in width along all boundaries of the watercourse.
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