Forest Travel Restricted Area Order, 1975

Part II Orders And Regulations Under and by vi rtuc of th e powcrs coriferrcd by The Forest Tr ave l Act, Ch apter 142 of The He\'ised Stat utes of !\,::\': foundland , 1970, ena blin g me in this behalf, I h ave m ade the followin g Order. Dat ed at S t. John's th is 23r cI. day of MaY, 1975. C. 'WILL IAM DOODY, :\Iinister of Forestry and Agriculture (A cting). ORDER 1. Th is Order m ay be cited as T he F ores t Travel Restrict ed A r ea Order, 1975. 2. In th is Order (a) " L ice n ce d g uide" means a gu ide as defined in the Wild Life Act, Chapter 400 of th e Revised S tat utes of Newfoundla nd. 1970, and who holds a li ce n ce as defi ned by tha t Act: (b) "Non-resident" means a person other tha n a resident; (c) "Resident" m eans (l) A Canad ian w ho has resided in the Province for a period of six con secutive months immedia te ly preced ing h is applica t ion for a permit under this Order; or (2) Any person oth er th an a Canadian cit izen. who h as r esided in the Province for a peri od of t welve con sec utive m onths im med iat ely pre ceding hi s application for a PErmit un de r the Order. 3. All forest land w ithin the P rov in ce is declared to be a restricted area between the hours of midnight on the 1st. day of J une 1975, and m idnight on the 1st. day of September, 1975 4. No non-resident is permitted to travel in the res t r ic te d area w it hou t a permit unless accompanied by a li cenc ed guide or a r es ident. 5. Subject to par agraphs 6 an d 7, a resident m ay travel in the r est ricted area exc epting \Vilderness A reas as designated by the Wilderness Areas and Bird Sanctuaries Order No. I , 1963. dated August 21. 1963, w it ho ut a permit. 6. (1) In t he r estr icted area no perso n sh all smoke a ciga rette, a cigar or pipe while travelling on foot. A pe rso n may smoke w hen travelling in an enclosed vehicle. (2) A person travelling or r esiding in t he rest r icted area sh all not cause or condone any s it uat ion or condit ion condu civ e to the sta r tin g of a forest fire. 7. (1) Construct ion project s may be con d uct ed in the r es trict ed area w itho ut a permit u nder The F or est Trav el Act, subject to all exi x sti ng laws, Acts, regula t ion s and orders govern ing the lighting of fires and subject to the conditions that: 115 Amendment List NO 2 -1976 (a) all machinery and equipment used on the construction projects must be so safe-guarded as to minimize the possibility of such machinery or equipment instigating a forest fire; (b) a person conducting a construction project shall provide and maintain adequate fire fighting equipment strategically located in good working condition for the purpose of suppressing any forest fire which may be caused by the construction project; (c) a person engaged in a construction project shall not cause or condone any situation or condition conductive to the starting of a forest fire; and (d) it is the responsibility of a person conducting a construction project to see that adequate personnel are trained in the use of the equipment referred to in this paragraph. (2) For the purpose of this paragraph, fire fighting equipment is deemed to be adequate where it is provided in the following ratio of equipment to the number of men engaged in the construction project: Men Employed Back Pack Pumps Shovels 2 - 5 1 1 6 -10 2 2 11 -15 3 3 16 -20 4 4 Add 1 back pump and 1 shovel fOr each additional group of 5 men. A fully operational forest fire pump of a type approved by the Forest Service with a minimum of 1,500 feet of hose is also required on the site in the ratio of one such unit for every 30 men employed. 8. The Forest Travel Act, defines "forest land" as any "cultivated land within the Province upon which are growing or standing trees or shrubs and includes dry marsh, bogland and land commonly known as 'barrens'''. 9. The above Order applies to the whole of the Province of Newfoundland except Terra Nova and Gros Morne National Parks. Newfoundland Regulation 111/75. 116