Regulation No. 240/67 under the Forest Act

\ SASKATCHEWAN REGULATION 2~/17 UNDER THE F OREST ACT ( O.c. 1583/67) (Fikd Srptnnbn- 6, 1967 .) R.ejl; im. S ep tember S. 1967. Approved and O rder ed . Lieutenant Governo r. T he E xecut ive Couucil has ha d under co nsidera tion a report from the Minister of Natura l Re sources, dated :\ Il~u st 25, 1%7, Sla tin g that : 1. under the authority of T Il<" Forest Act, bein g cha pter 49 o f the Revised Sta tu tes of S"sbtchn . a.n, 1965, the L ieutenant Go'/ern or in Council may make regulat ion s as provided therr in : 2. it is de('ml~ l advisa ble, in the public in tere st , to approve am make regulat ions Wilier the .n uhor ity or the said Act. Upon con sideration of the foregoin~ repor t and on the recommendation of the M in is ter o f N atu ra l Reso urces, the E xecu t ive Cou ncil advi ses tha i H is Honour's O rde r do issue, l'u r~ l l'IIl\ III The Forest Act, effect ive on and a fxer the da te hereof, approv ing and mak ing the rt'glll ati"u ~ se t fo rth ill the schedule hereto as regul ations under The Forest A ct. G ARN ET C. HOLT"LMA N . A / Cl e rk o f the E xecu tive Counci l. S CIiUIUl. f. Rraulations Imdtr The Forest Act SJwrt TiIJ~ I These rl1<u!;\I ious may Ix· cited as Ihe For est Regulations . PART 1 1NTt:llI'IH:TATIO N : T hese H').: lI !;\1 ions sha ll be cons t ru ed with re fer ence to the terms and interpretat ions of T he Fore"! A ct and any amendments the ret o, he re inaf ter referred to as "The F orest A ct " . J. lu these regulat ions, unless the context o the rwi se requires, the expression : ( do) " Burni ng P ermit Arc." means an)' a rea within which the setting o f f ires I S l' w h lhilcrl o r res t ricted urder the provisions of The Prairie and F ores t Fires Act and Tl1:U1a l ions ther eto; ( b) " Camp" mea ns a bui lding o r ot he r shel ler usually used for tem porary accornmoda uon aud nol con ta ined w ithin a com munity o r se ttl enx-n t ; I c ) " Cord" me an s a stacked pile o f wood coo ta in ing 1211 cubic feet appa rent volume ; \ d) " D irec tor" ' me-Ans the D irec tor of F ores ts ;tppOillled under T he Forest Act ; ( ,.) " Merchant able T imber" means an y product o f trees suitable 10 he- cu t fo r mann 1 <l(llJ r~ Or ~1.Il' ; t i ) " Rc<; ion" mea ns it Na tu ra l R esou rces adminis lration area de fined hy the Mini' ll'r f rom ume to I ime ; ( ).;) " Reg iona l O f Iice" means (he office of the D epar tmen t of Natu r..1 Resources 11"\In l..;\lIl~ in a Reg ioo : (: ;) " Off icer" mean s an admin istra tive o ie ir cr in the Department ; (i) " Rem ote ArC'x" Illl'AI1S ' ;1O a rea wit hin the Northern S askat chewa n Adrn inivt ra tion Di s t r i c t e xcept the Denare Bea ch subd ivision. Cunn;lr . El do rado and Lorado M ines : IJ) T imber includes any IrlX" or prixhJCt, or trees . Amend. Sask. Reg. 170/68 389 THE SASKATClIEWAN" CAZETTF., SFYTEMBER IS, 1967 PART 11 C;ENERAL \. ',)NIl/T!ONS (;OVFRNING TIMIlER ,:UTrI:'IG 4. Ali timber rutting upon provinciul lands or forests ,;h;i11 be done under the control of <Ill of licer subject to his instroct ions and to the following conditions i-i (a) no timber shall be rut until a permit or licence to cut is actually in the possession of the. permittee or licencee, and any contractor must be in possession of a copy of the written contract of the Iicencee or permittee; (b) the timber to be cut shall be marked or otherwise designated by an officer or specified in detail on <In annual operating plan, timber permit or timber sale and no timber other than that so marked, designated or specified shall be L"Ut; (c) unless authorized in writing by the Minister or his authorized agent, the following utilization standards shall applyi-c (i) tree stumps shall not be higher than 12" as measured from the highest ground; (ii ) trees shall be utilized to as small a diameter as possible and in the case of sawlogs, stud bolts and pulpwood bolts, residual tops shall not exceed 6", 5" and 3Yi", inside tree bark, respectively; (iii) trees shall be cut to lengths which will secure maximum scale of merchantable material; (d) all merchantable portions shall be taken from felled trees and penalties for waste shall be payable as follows; (i) excessive stump heights and top diameters, ZOe each; (ii ) merchantable timber left on the cutting area in logged trees, skids or other timber, $10 per M f.b.m. or $5 per cord; (iii) overlength in trim allowance provided in Section 4 (i), on pulpwood, box wood, lathwood and stud holts, 5c each; in plywood bolts, lOe each; and on sawlogs, ZOe each; (e) logging slash shall be disposed of as prescribed hy an officer; (f) applications for logging of green timber may be refused if there is sufficient quantity of SUitable dry timber available in 'the general area of application: (g) no persons except an officer or a licenced scaler shall mark or stamp any Crown limber upon any provincial lands, and no person except an officer shall use red crayon for scaling or check-scaling purposes; (h) the measurement of sawlogs shall be based on Clark's International Log Rule for \4" kerf; (i) in the measurement of wood products, the maximum trimming allowance shall be as follows: (i) four foot holts - 2" (ii) eight foot bolts - 4" (iii) stud bolts - 6" (iv) poplar plywood bolts - 6" (v) birch plywood bolts - Il" (vi) sawlogs - 6" (j) clearing of or damage to the forest stand, which is unnecessary in the opinion of an officer, is prohibited. An operator violating this provision may be liable, if the trees are merchantable, to the same penalty as for cutting in trespass; if the trees are not merchantable, to a penalty of not more than $6 for each tree so damaged or destroyed; (k ) all harvested Crown timber shall be removed from the cutting area within one year of cutting. 1f not removed, the timber may be confiscated and disposed of by public auction or private sale. PART III DISPOSITION OF CROWN TnolBER S. Timber may be disposed of by licence, permit, agreement or sale, and no person shall cut any timber without such authority and no green timber' shall be exported without the authority of the Minister. 6. Any timber cut under the authority of these regulations shall be scaled, measured or counted before being converted to the product for which it was cut, 7. No person other than an officer or holder of a Saskatchewan Scaler's Licence or permit shall. scale Crown timber. 390 THE SASKATCHEWAN GAZETTE. SEPTEMBER 15, 1967 8. No person indebted to the Department shall be permitted to hold or acquire any interest in ;lIlY umber permit, ]1=, agreement or sale withoin the written consent of the Minister. 9. \"Ihe11 dues for Crown timber are in arrears, the Minister may insure such timber against loss or damage and the cost of such insurance shall be charged to the person owing the dues and shall become payable on demand. 10 When any timber has been cut for management, silvicultural or experimental purposes, such timber may be sold by the Minister or his authorized officer. 11. Employees of the Department, upon payment of dues, may cut fuelwood for their own use in clesigna ted areas. 12. Crown timber not processed within one year after cutting shall be scaled and appropriate dues shall be payable, on such scale, on the same basis as if the timber was converted to the product for which it was cut. 13. The holder of a licence, timber permit, agreement or sale who causes a breach of these: regulations or conditions of contract or fails to comply with the instructions of an officer may render such licence, permit, agreement or sale subject to cancellation and the Minister may with draw from such holder the privilege of obtaining any further licence, permit, agreement or sale. CONDITIONS GoVERNING TIMBER PUlMITS 14. No timber permit shall be issued except as otherwise provided until : (a) a fee of two dollars has been paid; (b) all other fees and dues in respect of the timber to be cut have been paid in full; provided, however, that established wood-using industries may pay dues at the end of each month 0<1 wood products delivered during the month by their operators, if such industries obtain a separate timber permit for each operator and submit each month to the Department a complete statement showing the wood products cut and delivered under each timber penn it ; (c) all expired permits previously issued to the applicant have been returned to the Depart ment, or an affidavit or statutory declaration has been submitted setting forth that such permits have been lost or destroyed ; (d) all indebtedness to the Department has been paid. 15. Every timber permit shall expire nat later than March 31st next following date of iSSJe. 16. Every timber permit shall spe-cify the location, quantities ard species of timber to be cut and shall set out any special conditions to which it is subject. 17.-( 1) If a timber permittee within me year after the expiry date of his permit submits satisfactory proof that owing to circumstances over which he had no control, he has been mabie to cut all or any portion of the timber specified in the permit, the Minister may grant him, subject to subsection (2) hereof; (a) a credit 00 a new permit of the amount of the dues 00 the quantity of timber uncut; or (b) a refund of the amount of dues on the quantity of timber uncut; (2) The credit or refund provided in subsection (1) hereof shall be subject to the following administrative charges : (a) 100/0 of the amount due where application 1S made within 30 days after the expiry date of the permit; (b) 25% of the amount due where application is made after 30 days of the expiry date of the permit; (c) In DO case shall a net amount of less than $5 be credited or refunded. 18.-(1) If a permittee cuts more timber than the quantity specified in his permit, he shall pay dues on such excess quantity 00 the following 5OIe: (a) regulation dues where such excess is not more than 200/~ of the quantity specified in the pennjt; (b) double the regulation dues on all excess where such excess is more than 20% but not more than. 35% of the quantity specified in the oermit : (c) notwithstanding (a) and (b) hereof where such excess quantity is more than 35% of the quantity specified in the permit, the permittee shall pay double the regulation dues 00 the total amoent of timber cut, provided that if an officer, 00 reasonable grounds, believes 'that such action is warranted, all the timber may be seized and dealt with in the manner provided for in The Forest Act. 391 2l. timber Ttl F. ~ASKATCH EWAN GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 15, 1967 (2) If " !,,'rmlll",' WI-.lIl" to convert any Crown timber 10 a different product than th,,! sl"'\'lil",1 in Ilw pernut, wr n n-n penni"iofl must fir'! he obtained from an officer and all approor raro .lucs lXII'!. Ii). A "'hrdllk of f('('s, tlllrs and rentals to be charged under The Forest Act or regulations is ,III.ICltt,1 10 11t(.,.;r rr)(III;lti,,,,S. PAID TIWBlll PEKWITS 20.-(1) An officer may grant permits for the cutting of timber for use as follows: (a) :0 a settler who is an owner or lessee of at least 80 acres of agricultural land tXI which he resides and which land is within 3 miles of the provincial forest, for use in construct ing or improving his major farm buildings or dwell ings, subject to the following: (i) application for a permit must he in the form prescribed by 'the Department; (ii) the permit shall allow cutting only within a forest in the officer's district of the Department within which the applicant resides; (iii) except as herein provided, no more than 5,000 fed board measure of spruce or jack pine shall be granted in any permit in anyone year; (iv) where a qualified settler has not procured any timber under this section in the preceding year, a permit may be issued to him for 10,000 ft'('"t board measure in one year, in which case he shall not he allowed any timber permit under this section in ~ sub sequent year; (v ) the total quantity that may be secured under authority of this section shall not ex ceerI 30000 f eet hoard measure of S1)r~ or jack pine sawn lumber and this total quantity shall be charged to the farm unit notwithstanding any change of ownership or lease rights : (h) to licenced prospectors for development work lipan mining claims held hy them; (c) [or the construction of buildings or other structures required in connection with any autbor ized IISC of a provincial forest or park, on lands within such provincial forest or park. a quantity not exceeding $50 in dues in anyone year; (d) for the construction of churches and community buildings not exceedinz $100 in dues 111 anyone year ; \ (c) to anv per" ~l residing ill the remote areas, for his own use, such quantity as rna)' he required but not exceeding $80 in dues in anyone year; (f) ro holders of permits or leases covering- right s-of-way for the construction of roads, t rails, seismic lines, telegraph and telephone lines, gravel pits or other uses of provincial forest or park lands. Such holders shall have no rights to any timber cut and shall notify the Depart rnent within 30 days prior to the start of clearing of the location of the rights-of-way to enable an officer to arrange ior the salvaging of any timber 10 he rut on such rights-of-way. (2) The holder of a permit ivsued UI1<'er this section shall not sell or barter any timber cut under the authoriry of such permit without the written permission of the Director. (a) \\'hrl1 permission is jo(rantecl, the permittee shall pay on additional stumpage Iec of $4 ~ thousand hoard feet for the quantity of timber so bartered or sold. (h) Any timber sold or bartered without the written pem1ission of the Director shall be subject 10 seizure and sale l.v th .. Department .md the permittee shall not receive any timber under this section for a peri'xl of five yeats. An officer may grant permits for the cutting of to any person for his own use, for sale or barter: (a) in respect to any product from any timber, except white spruce sawtimber, where regulation dues do not exceed $600. (b) but with the approval of the Director in respect to any product from any timber, including white spruce sawtimber, provided that such cutting is in acoordance with an established forest management plan for the area in which the cutting is to take place and that the regula tion dues are not less than $600 nor more than $1,200. Reg. 170/68 22. III cases where burned timber. dead timber, down timber or diseased timber should he removed for the protection of the forest, permits may be issued for the removal of such timber at reduced rates of dues to be authorized by the Director. 23. The Minister may grant permission to any licencee upon lXlyment of the appropriate dues for the cutting of saleable products on the licenced arm which are not suitable for the primary products specified in the licence. 392 THE SASKATCHEWAK GAZETTE, SEI'TEM BEl{ 15. 1967 SPECIAL TIMBER PERMITS 24. An of f icer may g-rant permits free of dues for the cutting- or removal of timber a, follows : (a) to licenced prospectors, trappers and fishermen for fuel for their own use at their camps within a provincial forest, not exceeding 15 cords In anyone year; (b) to licensed prospectors, trappers and fishermen residing- in remote areas for timber to be used hy them at their camps for the construction of a cabin, workshop or store-house for their own use, dues on which, if charged would not exceed $50. in any one year. (c) to a holder of a mining claim such quantity of timber on his own claim as may be necessary to develop the claim to the production stage; (d) for the construction on provincial forests of fences, corral" dipping vats and other structures required in connection with the authorized use of such provincial forest on the condition that such structure shall be the property of the Crown; (e) to occupants of lands within the province, forest trees to be transplanted upon such land for ornamental or windbreak purposes; (f) to any resident of the province who has lost his dwelling by fire not due to his own carelessness, authorizing him to cut a sufficient quantity of timber, not exceeding 10,000 board feet measure, of which not more than 5,000 feet board measure shall be while spruce, to replace the building so lost provided, however, that application. for such permit shall be made within six months after the date of such loss and that before the permit is issued the cause of the fire shall have been investigated by an officer of the Department. TIMBER SALF.S By PUBLIC COMPETITION 25. The Minister may dispose of timber or timber products by timber sale, provided the dues on such timber or timber products in anyone sale are not less than $1,200 or more than $50,(X)(). 26. Every application requesting the Department to sell timber shall be made 00 forms provided by the Department and shall be accompanied by a deposit of $200; such deposit shall be dealt with as follows after the timber has been cruised and tendered for sale: (a) if the applicant becomes the purchaser (successful bidder) such deposit shall be applied on the payment of dues; (b) If no tender or bid is received the deposit shall be forfeited; (c) if the timber is sold to any person other than the applicant, the deposit shall be returned to him. 27. Timber shall be tendered for sale in the following manner: (a) timber sales shall be advertised for a period of ten days prior to any sale by: (i) posting notices of sale in post offices and other public places, as may be deemed necessary, in the general area in which the timber is located, and in addition; (ii) by publication of at least one notice in a newspaper circulated in the said area for any sale where the total dues on the timber to be sold amounts to $5,000 or more; (b) the Minister shall fix an upset price for the timber to be sold, and no sale shall be made at a price lower than the amount so fixed; (c) the sale shall be on the basis of written tenders; (d) every person submitting a tender or making a bid shall deposit with his tender or bid an amount equal to at least 20% of the total dues computed 00 the upset price. The deposit made by the person whose tender or bid is accepted shall be retained and applied to dues, and all other deposits shall be returned to the persons whose tenders or bids they accompanied; (e) no person who holds a timber sale or operates tmder a timber permit and who has not fully complied with the terms and conditions of such timber sale or timber permit shall be eligible to tender or bid at any sale; (f) if no tender 01" bid is received, the Minister may at any time within one year after the sale was advertised, dispose of such timber by private sale at a price not 10WIT than the upset price ; (g) the purchaser shall forthwith after his tender or bid has been accepted, siRTI an agree ment to conduct his timber operations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the sale and with these regulations; (h) the purchaser shall within thirty days after the date of the sale deposit with the Department a Saskatchewan Government or Federal Government bearer bond or bonds or cash in lieu thereof for an amount of not Jess than the deposit required to he made under clause (d) of this section, as a guarantee of the fulfilment of the terms and conditions of the sale; (i) the purchaser shall not cut any timber until he has obtained an annual operating permit authorizing him to commence operations, 393 THE SASKATI'HEWA1\ CAZETTE, SEPTFMBEK 15, 1967 2H An officer may Issue an annual operaunz permit for" fee of $2 when the purchaser ha,' made the required deposit described 111 Section 27(h), 2<). The Quantity of timber in a ""Ie may be determined bv scaling. measuring or wlUlting the logs "I' other products or by measuring the trees before cutting. 30, The purchaser shall keep ;, record of all timber CUI, either hy SC:lIe, count or measurement ;L' may be specif ied, on forms prescribed by the Department, and such record shall be open to inspection at all times by an officer. 31. The purchaser shall m.,kc returns monthly or on such nates ;L<; may be stipulated in tile t irnlx-r sale contract, to the Department, showing the quantity of timber cut and the dues on all . timber cut shall become due and payable on the dates upon which such returns are due. 32 (a) All timber sold shall be removed from the area within five vears from the date of sale or such shorter period as may be stipulated in the sale contract. . (b) If these regulations and the sale contract have been otherwise fully complied with and failure to remove timber was due to circumstances beyond the control of the purchaser, the Minister may upon payment of a fee of $10, extend the time for removal an additional year provided, however, that the total of such extensions shall not exceed three years. (c) If the purchaser fails to remove such timber within the prescribed period, he shall u'!'on demand forthwith pay to The Department a Slim equal to the dues which would have bern payable if the timber had been removed. 33. The sale shall be closed by the Minister on the report of an officer to the effect that all conditions of the sale contract have hem complied with, and thercaf ter all deposits or portions of deposits in excess of the amount due under the contract shall be returned to the purchaser. 34. The purchaser shall not transfer or assign his sale contract or any of his rights thereunder except with the consent of the Minister, and any transfer or assignment made shall be registered in the Department. The fee for such registration shall be $25. 35. The Minister may cancel any sale contract far failure on the part of the purchaser to comply with any of the conditions thereof, or with any of the provisions of The Forest Act or these regulations or with the instructions of an officer, and in such event all deposits made by or on behalf of the purchaser may be forfeited. MANAGEMENT LICENCES AND OPERATIONS 36, The Minister may enter into a forest management licence agreement, for a period Ill' to 20 years, with any company incorporated under the laws of the Province, thereby providing for the Company the rights to certain timber as may be specified in the agreement on a management ljcence area. 37. The Company shall pay to the Department each year that the agreement is in effect an operating licence fee, ground rental charge and a fire protection levy, at such rates as may be determined by the Minister and on such dates as are specified in the agreement. 38. Each year before May l st or such other date as may be specified in the agreement and before any cutting takes place 00 the forest management area, the Company shall submit for the approval of the Minister an operating plan prepared in accordance with good forest management for rhe next twelve (12) month period. Such operating plan shall confonn to the provisions of the Management Working- Plan. 39. Each year before April 30th, or such other date as may be specified in the agreement, the Company shall submit to the Director a map showing the areas cut over in the forest management area during the previous twelve (12) month period. 40, The Company shall submit to the Minister for approval within three (3) years from the commencement of cutting- operations on the management area. a manag-ement Working- Plan. Such plan shall be for a period of not less than ten (10) years. as the Minister may decide. 41. The Company shall manage the forest management area in accordance with good forest management practices and for the purpose of "rowing continuously and perpetually successive crops of forest products to be harvested in approx irnate ly equal annual or periodic cuts adjusted to the sustained yield capacity of the Forest Management area. 42. All Jroductive forest land on the forest management area shall be maintained bv the Company in growing stock and adequately stocked in accordance with standards to be defined' from time to time by the Minister. ' 394 T H E SASKATCH EWA~GAZETTE. SEPTE~~!~ .1 5 . 1967 - - 43. The M iniste r reserves the right to cut ani remove or to caus e to be cut and removed a.1 any time from the forest management area all [i re- killed, matured or culled umber or any other class o f umber which in his opinion would go to WAStt if not cut ani removed, bu t the Compr;my shall have the first oppor tuni ty to cut ~ timber. . 44. Tbe Compan y shal l pay stum~ clues on a ll forest prodoct ~ cut by it at . .the r.&to es t..blish ed by Forest Re-gulations pur suant to Tbe For est ·Act . or a t such rates as provided for in its Io rest managementIicence agreement" Amend Sask. 253/69 s , 1 45. The Minister may rese-rve and ex cept f rom any Forest Management Area the follotvinR : ( a ) timber on al l l:tlo!;e lanrls whi ch are now or may herea ft er be a1loca.ted for lXUics. {TottY;: ted areas, summer resorts. highways, roods, townsites, Indian Re5eT'VeS and other publjc purposes ; ( b ) al l timber other than that set forth in the a&'rcanent ; ( c l timber on those lands which may be reserved 01" withdraw'Tl porsuam CO an y sQ.tutr 01" law in for c-e in Saskatchewan or which may be required for the foll owing rC5OUl"C:e management purposc-s: ( i ) game pre!lCTVCS and game management areas; ( ii ) ...... lderness areas ; and ( Iii l wa tershed control; ( d) timber required io: the ~ion of aesthetic and artistic values including : ( i ) timber within 300 feet of the edge of the right-ol -way of provincial highways and oUtCT designated roods ; and (i i) timber wi thin 300 feet o f th e top of <he: bank o f an y navigable lake, ri ver or stream or such ocher lalcr, ri ver or~ as maybe designated by the M.inister, and for the plITJXl6e o f this clause "bank" shall mean the point a t which forest vqetatioo commences. 46. The Company shal l permi t an y person the me 'o f any roods coostrocted by it or maintained by it in connccuoo with its operation s but subject to the following coOOiticns : ( a ) a pcr900 using such a road for ordinary travel rnay do so free o f charge but ma y be req uired to furnish his name, address, and destination to Company of f icials ; ( b ) any penon or organization requiring the me of . such a road £01" a conunel(:ia1 or ind ust r ial~ shall be required to enter in to an agreement ....ith the Cornpmy for the use of such a rood, am if no sat isfactorya~ is reached shal l be: required to amply "";!h ,u:h~ions as the Minister in his ccmpicte discretion deems adequate. 47. T he Company shall make returns accounting for all forest products cut by it on th e forest man agemen t area at quarterly intervals as of the 31st gay of March, the 30th day of ] une, the 30th day o f Sepeember, and the 31st day of December of each year, and shall prodllX such returns am make PQ)'tl'lent of the stumpage <iJes on such Iorest produ'cts within thi rty ( 30 ) days after the respecti ve dales. Norwithstaoding that i f, at any time, the Minister has reason to believe that the Corn pany is becoming insolvent. he may require an immediate accounting return, and payment o f the mon ies due and owing an d if the monies are not forthcoming, the agreement shall be terminated Amend Sask. 253) 69 s . 2 48. Except w ith the permi ssion o f the M iniMer, no forest products OJt by or for the Company on the for est management a rea shal l be exported, sold or . otherwise disposed of in their natural fo rm . 49. The Company shall Ic~ book s and records Ioe all its forest operations under the manage ment licence agTeement in accordance with accepted Canadian accounting practices and in such form as may be prescribed by the Minislrr and shal l make such books and records available 10 an o fficer for audi t and inspection purposes. SO. T he Company shall be liable fOl" the suppression and C05ts of 5lIPPI'~ for fire(s) that ori g ina te on i ts working area or areas unless the~y can prove to the sa tisfaction of the M inister that such fin: ( s ) did not ari se f rom its operations, employees, agents, lieeocees, or con tr actor s. 51. T he Company shall comply w ith all~ of The Forest Act and The Prairie and For est F ires Ac t except where speci f ical ly otherwise provided in the agreement . 52. The .Com pany shall com ply with all relevan t provisions of all statutes am regulations in for ce f rom tune to tune In S askatchewan and a ll amendments currently or ~tly in fora: . 53. The Com pany shall not assign or transfer any ri~ts acquired under its liceoce without the w rit ten consent of the Minister and the rayment by the Company of transfer fees let by the M inister. S4 Should the Company make default under the terms of the agrement, the Minister may give not ice in wr iting to the- Company th at the agreement is no looger in force. 395 THE SASKATCHEWAN GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 15, 1967 TERM CUTTING AGRE:EMENTS 55. The Minister may. in any case where it is considered in the public interest to provide timber upon a term basis, but where a forest management licence agreement is not appropriate, enter into a contract to supply a stated amount of available timber within an area designated for that pUJ1.OSe and such term cutting agreement may be given singly orin conjuction with other timber dispositions. 56. A term cutting agreement shall provide the quantity, species, type and quality of timber, which will be provided by annual permits over a period not exceeding ten years and shall state all dues and fees to be paid thereon. 57. Every term cutting agreement shall be valid and operate from the time specified in the term cutting agreement or in the first annual permit issued pursuant to the term cutting agreement. 58. A term cutting agreement shall be subject to all the conditions and restrictions of the regulations under The Forest Act unless otherwise stated. amended or exempted in the agreement. PART IV SAWMILLS 59 An officer may upon payment of such fees as are prescribed in Part B of the schedule to these regulations issue to an owner Or operator of a sawmill a sawmill licence authorizing him to manufacture any timber products. 60. Every sawmill licence shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) the licence shall expire on March 31st next following the date of issue; (b) the licencee shall notify an officer of the location of his mill and obtain approval for each location to which it is to be moved during the time it is operated; (c) the licencee shall keep a proper record of all sawing done in a hook supplied hy the Dcpartment ; (d) in order to obtain maximum utilization, all sawmill operators shall install and maintain efficient machinery, and shall operate such machinery in a safe manner. \Vhen economic conditions permit. barkers and chippers shall be installed ; (e) the licencee shall require r-e (i) every person who brings any timber to his mill to produce the permit or licence under the authority of which such timber was cut, and the licencee shall keep a record of the name of such person and of the number and date of his permit or licence, or in the absence of such permit or licence he shall require such person to produce proof by affidavit that the timber has not been cut on provincial lands; (ii) that all logs and lumber in the mill yard covered by permits or affidavits be placed in separate piles and so marked as to be easily identified and scaled : (f) no sawdust pile shall be burned without the permission of the Minister or his authorized agent; (IS) the licencee shall clear an area to mineral soil for the burning of slabs, edgings and other mill waste, and such fire shall not be set within 100 feet from any part of a sawdust pile; (h) the licencee shall kecp the entries in all forms, books and records required by the Department up to date and available for examination and checking by an officer at any time; (i) if the licencee fails to comply with any of these coodi tions. any officer may place under seizure all the timber in or near the licencee's mill and close down his operations. PART V GRAZING Of LIVESTOCK IN PROVINCIAL FORESTS 61. The Minister shall in each year establish: (a) "Grazing Units" comprising erch provincial forest or each separate grazing area Itl a provincial forest; (b) "Grazing Capacities" fixing the number of and kind of stock to be permitted within each grazing unit; (c) "Preference Limits" fixing the maximum number and kind of stock to which a permittee may be entitled within each grazing unit; (d) "Grazing Periods" fixing the period during which grazing will be permitted in any grazing' unit. 396 THE SASKATCHEWAN GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 15,1967 62.-( I) The Minister may from time to time fix the grazing dues for each grazing unit. (2) The minimum dues payable in respect of any grazing permit or renewal thereof shall be those for one grazing period. (3) No dues shall be charged for animals which are the natural increase of a herd grazing' in a provincial forest under a permit and which in the case of sheep are under the age of Iour months, and in the case of other animals are under the age of six months. (4) If a permittee, within 30 days of the opening of the grazing seasoo, makes application for a refund of the dues paid by him and can satisfy the Minister or an officer that exceptional and unusual circumstances prevented him from using the grazing area, then an officer may refund such dues less a charge of 25 percent or $5, whichever is the greater amount, for administrative purposes, 63, The Minister may grant seasonal or annual permits, or term permits for periods not exceeding ten years, for the grazing of livestock in provincial forests, in the following manner and subject to the following conditions: (a) every application for a pennit shall be made to an officer on forms prescribed by the Minister and shall be accompanied by a fee of $2 in the case of seasonal permits and $10 in the case of a term pennit; (b) applicants who are Canadian citizens and residents of Saskatchewan shall be given preference over other applicants; (c) the qualification preference of applicants for permits shall be deemed to be as follows : (i) persons residing upon improved ranch or farm property within 10 miles of a grazing unit and owning Of' leasing lands within three (3) miles of a provincial forest; (ii) persons dependent upon the grazing unit for range for stock owned by them; (iii) persons who do not hold grazing rights elsewhere in a grazing association or 10 a community pasture; (iv) persons whose stock has been regularly occupying the grazing unit; (v) persons who have less than 100 acres under cultivation; (vi) persons who do not own more stock than the preference limit of the grazing unit ; (d) the Minister shall determine priority and grant permits on the following basis: (i) persons having all the qualification preferences will be given first priority; (ii) Persons having qualification preferences (i) to (v) inclusive will be given second priori ty ; (iii) persons having qualification preferences (i) to (iv) inclusive will be given third priorty ; (e) where no priority can be established, the Minister may determine priority; (f) all dues payable for one season shall be paid before a permit is issued and if any applicant fails 10 pay such dues within one month after he has been notified of the amount thereof his application shall lose any right to. priority which it may otherwise have held; (g) notwithstanding anything contained herein the Minister may, when he considers it to be in the public interest to do so, refuse any application in respect of a grazing permit. 64. Every grazing permit shall, in addition to any other applicable regulation, be subject to the following conditions: (a) tlie Minister may require all cattle and horses over the age of six months to be branded with the owner's registered brand before being permitted to graze in a provincial forest; (b) only stock actually owned by a permittee shall be allowed to graze in a provincial forest; (c) a permittee shall not drive stock into, out of or across a provincial forest without having previously obtained permission to do so from an officer; (d) any stock removed from the provincial forest before the expiration of the permit may be replaced by other stock owned by the permittee up to the number removed; (e) if the animals grazing under a permit are sold before the expiration of the pennit, the permit shall be surrendered and in such case an officer may issue a new permit free of dues to the purchaser of the stock; (f) the carcasses of all stock which have died in a provincial forest shall be burned. buried or otherwise disposed of by the permittee as directed by an officer; (g) any damage done to Crown improvements in a provincial forest by a permittee, his servants or his stock shall be immediately repaired by the permittee; 397" THE SASKATCHEWAK GAZETTE. SEPTEMBER 15. 1%7 (h) a permit tee shall take such precaution or action ag-.iinst C(Xltag;ous or in i <"\·t iotl> diseases of livestock as the Minister may require; (i) the Crown shall incur no liability for any loss or injury to any stock, or for los, or damage caused by any stock or by the owner or agent of the owner of any stock graZln" in a provincial forest; (j) an officer may require the permittee at his expense to build fences within or around the grazing unit and such fences shall be of such standards as may be prescribed by the Minister or officer; (k ) if a ?,nzing unit is to be enclosed by a fence erected by the Department, the grazing dues for that area may be increased hy the Minister; (I) the Minister may require any permittee to carry out such range-management practices as he deems necessary to achieve maximum benefits from the provincial forest or grazing unit, and failure to comply with such requirements shall render the permit null ;md void. 6S. The Minister may renew grazing permits from year to year subject to such conditions as he may determine. 66. For the purpose of preventing the range from being over-grazed or for the equalizaiton of grazing privileges, the number of stock grazed under renewal permit by each permittee may he reduced on such scale of reduction as may be fixed by the Minister but not to exceed 100/0 in any one year. 67. Whenever necessary, the Minister may: prohibit the running at large of bulls or stallions in any provincial forest except during such period as he deems necessary for breeding purposes. 68. In order to secure a collective expression of the needs of permittees and to obtain joint action on their behalf, the Minister may provide for recognit ioo of and co-operation with pro vincial and local livestock associations. 69. When a livestock association fonned by permittees of a grazing unit appoints a com mittee to act on its behalf, such committee on application to the Minister may be recognized a ' an advisory hoard for the association and will be entitled to meet with an officer regarding matters pertaining to the grazing unit. 70.-( 1) Any owner of stock who allows said stock to graze m a provincial forest without authority or who allows the stock to continue grazing after the expiry date of the permit will be liable to a charge per head of four times reg-ulation dues, unless unintentional trespass can be established, in which case he will be liable to a charge of two times the regulation dues per head. (2) An officer may drive trespassing stock from a provincial forest or round up the stock and, after reasonable advertisement of sale, sell such stock as instructed by the Minister If prior to the sale the owner of the stock submits proof of ownership to the Minister. such stock will be released to him on payment of penalties as provided in these regulations and 111 addition shall be liable for all costs incurred in the rounding up, care and maintenance of the stock and advertising costs. (3) If within three months after the sale of stock in trespass, the owner proves ownership to the Minister, he will be paid the amount realized from the sale less penalties as provided in these regulations and less all costs incurred in connection with the rounding up, care and maintenance and sale of the stock. PART VI DISPOSAL OF HAY IN PROVINCIAL FORESTS 71.-( 1) The Minister may grant permits for periods not exceeding one year for the cutting of wild grass for hay in provincial forests for the permittee's own use in accordance with the following ; (a) applicants who are Canadian citizens and residents of Saskatchewan shall be given preference over other applicants; (b) the qualification preference of applicants for permits shall be deemed to be as follows ; (i) persons residing upon improved ranch or farm property within 10 miles of a provincial forest and owning or leasing lands within 3 miles of a provincial forest; (ii) persons dependent upon a provincial forest for hay for stock owned by them; (iii) persons who do not hold haying rights elsewhere in a provincial forest; (iv) persons who have regularly received haying permits on the area applied for; (v) persons who have less than 100 acres under cultivation; • 398 THE SASKATCHEWAN GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER IS, 1967 ( c) the Minister shall determine priority of applicants on the following basis: (i) persons having all of the quahfication preferences will be given first priority; (ii) persons having qualificatioo preferences (i) to (iv) inc!. will be given secood preference ; (iii) persons having qualification preferences (i) to (iii) inclusive will be given third priority; (d) where no priority can be established, the Minister may determine priority; (e) all dues payable for one season shall be paid before a permit is issued and if any applicant fails to pay such dues within one month after he has been notified of the amount thereof his applicatioo shall lose any right to priority which it may otherwise have had; (f) notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Minister may, when he considers it is in the public interest to do so, refuse any application in respect of a haying permit. (2) The permittee shall, on the recommendation of an officer, have the right to renewal of his permit from year to year provided his application for such renewal is received by the Depart ment before tile first day of May and that he is at the rime of such awli.cat:ioo eligible for a permit 1.111der this section. If, however, the Minister at any time decides not to dispose of the hay on the area described in the permit, the permittee's right to such renewal shall forthwith expire. 72. No permit shall be issued until the applicant has paid a fee of $2 arid the full arnourX of dues for die hay to be rut. 73. In case of two 01'" more applicatioos for permission to cut hay on the same area are received before the first day of May in any year, an officer may r-s (a) award cutting rights according to priority if priority can be established; (b) apportion the area between the two applicants if their quaIificatioos are equal arid no priori ry can be established ; (c) put the right to cut such hay up for tender. 74. All hay permits shall be subject to the following conditioos : (a) the permit shall not be transferable; (b) no hay shall be cut before the first day of July or before such ather date as may be fixed by an officer; (c) if the permittee fails to commence haying operations on or before the fifth day of August, the Minister may cancel the permit and he may issue a permit for the hay covered by the cancelled permit, or any portion thereof, to any other applicant: (d) if tile permittee has cut more hay than the quantity authorized by the permit, he shall on or before the first day of December in :the year in which the permit was issued, pay to the Department for such excess at the rate stipulated in the permit and in the event of any failure to pay such dues, the hay shall be deemed to have been cut without authority; (e) any breach by the permittee of any of these regulations or any of the conditions to which the permit is subject arid any failure to comply with the instructions of an officer shall reOOer the permit liable to cancellation, and in the event of cancellaoco, the Minister may at his discretion withdraw from the permittee the privilege of obaining any further or other permit. 75. The permit shall describe the lands upon which the hay may be cut and the permittee shall have exclusive right to ownership of the hay upon these lands. Should any unauthorized person gain possession of a portion or all of such hay, the permittee may: (a) seize such hay as his property; (b) bring suit or action against such unauthorized person. In addition, the permittee may sue or prosecute all persons rutting hay in trespass on the land covered in the permit, and any legal proceedings commenced and pending on expiry date of the permit may be carried to completion regardless of time, as if the permit had not expired. 76. Anyone who has obtained a permit under section 71 of these regulations may apply to an of ficer for permission to sell, barter or otherwise use such hay and 011 payment of $2 per ton may be granted permission to utilize the tonnage of hay as stated in the application. 77. If a permittee before the expiry date of his permit submits proof satisfactory to the Minister that owing to circumstances over which he had no control he has been unable to cut the hay specified in the permit or any portion thereof, the Minister may refund the dues paid for the hay which has not been cut, less 25"70 or $5, whichever is the greater amount, for administrative PUf1lC6eS ; provided, however, that the Minister may on application grant a renewal of the permit in lieu of any refund, in which case 110 administrative charge will be deducted. 399 • THE SASKATl'HEWA!\ (;:\ZETTE, SEI'TEMHE1( 15, lll(,7 PART VII HARVESTING OF \VILD RIce: i8. ;\11 of f icer may grant annual permits or term operating licences to harvest wild r icr III provincial forests to persons who have resided in Saskatchewan for six months prior to making ''1l p],ca tion . 79. A wild nee term operating licence shall be in effect for a period of not more than ten years. RO. ;\() person shall harvest wild rice in the provincial forests except by authority »f a permit or wikl rice term operating licence am] only in the area or areas designated by the permit or licence. Sl. In order to prevent unnecessary damage to the wild rice crop during harvest, and in order to ensure a maximum yield for the crop, no permittee or licencee shall harvest wild rice other than hy the use of such equipment as may be authorized by an officer. 82. TIle permittee or licencee shall maintain a record of all wild rice harvested under the authority 01 the permit or licence and shall complete an affidavit at the completion of the harvest supported hy shipping bills, receipts and other documents to account for the wild rice harvested. 83. The Minister may in cases of unusual circumstances dispose of wild rice in such manner and on such term, as he deems advisable. 84. The holder of a wild rice term operating licence shall be responsible for the maintenance of the licenced area including the following: (a) proper maintenance of the wild rice crop; (b) personal supervisionof the harvest. 85. The permittee or Iiccncee shall sell wild rice only to buyers licenced by the Department. R6. Only buyers licenced hy the Department and 00 other person shall purchase wild rice harvested from provincial forests. Po? The buyer of wild rice harvested from provincial forests shall pay dues on all wild rice purchased hy him irom any permittee or Iicencee. 88. A buyer of wild rice harvested from provincial forests shall use the official receipt form supplied by the Department when making all purchases, and shall distribute copies of receipts as follows : (a) the official receipt shall be given to the seller at the tim!' of the sale; (h) the first copy of the official receipt shall be sent to the Department by a beyer with the wild rice does, as provided by sections 87 and 89; (c) the second copy of the official receipt shall be retained by a buyer for his records. 89. A buyer of wild rice shall pay to the Department, by the f ifteenth day of the month, the wild rice dues on all wild rice purchased by him during the previous month, supported by the first copy of the original receipt as issued by him to the seller. PART VIII GENf.RAL 90. The Minister may vary the requirements of these regulations when deemed necessary. 91. The Minister may fix any rentals, lease fees, permit and licence fees and timber dues which have not been provided for in these regulations. 92. Whenever any timber or hay has been seized under the authority of The Forest Act, and it is established: (a) that the cutting was done without wilful intent to contravene The Forest Act or these regulations. an officer may release such umber or hay upon payment to the Department of at least double the amount of dues payable in respect of such timber or hay if the same had been cut under lawful authority, together with the expenses of and incidental to the seizure; (b) that the seizure was made for improper observance of the regulations or the conditions of the licence or permit relating to the cutting of timber or hay, the timber at' hay seized, or any portion thereof, may be released lJlX>I1 compliance by the permittee or licencee with such regulations or conditions to the satisfaction of an officer. 400 THE SAS K A T CHEWAN GA ZET TE, SEPT F M BER 15. 1967- ----- - - . - . . - - - - - 93. Eva)' person who, withou t proper authority, removes an y limber or hay under seizure shall be guilty o f a violatioo of these regulations, and shall in a.ckiitioo to any 0I:i= penalty be liable to the payment o f a swn equa l to double the dues on the limber or hay so removoi. 94. E very penon us ing provincial forest land fo r an y purpose whatsoever shall romply with the provisions o f T he Prairie and Forest Fires Act ~icabIe therio, and in the evmt of his fouling to do so, the M inister may c-aroel the lease, permit, hCl':f1ce or other authority under whi ch such provincial forest or land is used . 95. T~ M inister rnav suspend the right to exercise the authority grant ed under an y permi t, lease. or licence and prohibi t en try into or occupancy o f an y area wi thin a provincial forest during a peri od of high f ire hazard. 96 The MinUter mav in add ition to any other penalties, withdraw from an y person th e pr iviJeie of obtaining an y ' i u n her or other permit, lease or licence for a per iod up to f ive ( 5 ) yea rs , upon his cooviet ion under an y provision of The Prairie and Forest F ires Act, TIle Forest A ct, or these regulat ions. 97 . All dealers, processors and / or man uf a c t ur e r s of raw f or e st pr oduc t s shall be l i cenced in accordance with the schedule of fees under Part B of these Regulations and shall keep records in accordance with such forms and instructions as may be f ur ni s hed by the Depart men t and s hall complete an y affidavits in connection therewith, and such records shall be available for inspection by an officer at an y time. Amend Sask. 253/69 s . 3 98. An officer may requ ire any dealer- or other person selling forest products ro produce an aff idavit or sta tu tory dedaratioo showing the origin of such forest products. 99. All truck shipments o f round or rough lumber must be covered by the statement required in secooos 14, IS and 16 of The Forest Act, and a ropy of the statement shall be forwarded by the shipper or seller to the officer for the area. in which such timber or lumber was cut. 100. T~ Mini~ ma y take 5UCh action as ma y be necessa ry to prevent injury to an y source o f water suppl y and contamination o f any water in a provincia l forest. 101. To prevent pollution of an y water, eva)' permittee 01' liceocee shall comply with th e following oonditioos : ( a) all camp boildings, outhouses. cesspools, other struc tures arxl sawdust pile!' shal l be located a sufficient distance f ro m such wa ter ; ( b) all refuse. debri s or other- noxious substances wh ich might cause pollution o f soch water shall be removed, burned or buried immediarely and the grounds in an d sul'TOUt¥iing all camps shall be kept in a neat, orderly and san itary conditia'l ; (c ) all laws and r~lalia'ls respectinz san itation and th e prot ection of porities of waters , ~ther with an y request o f the M inister for this purpose shall be strictly obe yed . 102. No per S011 other- than an of ficer in the execution of his duties $h:dl post or display in an y provincial forest any sign, poster, or advertisernmt without the written permission of an officer. 103. No person sha ll set out or cause to be set out any poison for an y purpose in a provincial forest wi thout the written permission of the Minister. 104. An o ff icer may issue a permit authorizing an y person to harvest peat and/or spOal1;Tlwn moss from the provincial fores t and such permittee shal l be subject to the following : ( a) an annual renQl f~ for the area cover ed by the permi t, payable in ad v<U'lCe; ( b ) the payment of dues for peat and/or spoagnum moss based on the ~iwill,l(' wn,.h t, and such pa yments shall be mack at quarterly intervals as of June 30th. September .lOth. December 31st and March 315t ; (c) the ma intenance of adequate records to support such paymen ts. 105. No reductjoo in timber dues sha ll be made withou t t he approval o f the Director. 106. The Minister ma y perform all acts necessary to give full effect to these rejfU!ations and to any amendments thereto, and the decis ion of the Ministe r with respect to any q~tion or d ispute wh ich ma y arise shall be f inal. S CH l::DULE Of' D UE S, Ft:ES A ND REN TALS Part A - Grre« Timber Dues SawliMix-r Pl'T M f b .m. ( a) Spruce, birch, tamarack, elm $ 6.00 Jack Pine, Lodgepole P ine 4.00 Poplar and Balsam fi r 2.00 THE SASKATCHEWAN GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 15, 1967 (b) The Minister may enter into agreement with large wood-using industries for payment of stumage dues on all sawtimber cut by such industries on Crown lands at the following rates: Basic Dues Spruce $ 400 Jack Pine $ 2.67 Addi tonal dues: Additional dues shall be based upon the average annual selling price for the twelve-month period December 1st eo November 30th of NO.3 Ccmmon l"xS" Spruce in New York as per Madison's Canadian Lumber Reporter according to the following sliding scale : Average Sellittg Price $85.00 to $89.00 $90.00 to $94.00 $95.00 to $99.00 $100.00 and over Spruce $ .15 for each $1.00 increase in selling price over $85.00 $ .75 plus $.25 for each $1.00 increase in selling price over $90.00 $2.00 plus $.40 fOf' each $1.00 increase in selling price over $95.00 $4.00 plus $.50 for each $1.00 increase in selling price over $100.00 lock Pine $ .1 0 for each $1.00 increase in selling price over $85.00 $ .50 plus $ .1~ for each $1.00 increase in selling price over $90.00 $1.33 plus $ .26% for each $1.00 increase in sellin1l' price over $95.00 $2.66 plus $ .331h for each $1.00 increase in selling price over $100.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 1.50 1.00 2.00 1.25 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.50 .40 Pulpurood Per Cord Spruce, rough $ 1.75 Spruce, peeled 1.95 Jack Pine, rough, gr=1 . 1.35 Jack Pine, sap-peeled . 1.55 Balsam fir, rough 1.25 Balsam fir, peeled 1.35 Poplar, rough .75 Poplar, peeled .90 Stud BoltsSpruce Jack Pine Balsam Fir Boxwood Spruce Jack Pine -:::--:- Poplar and Balsam Shim Bolts Birch Shmgle Bolts Spruce and Pine . Poplar and Balsam VNl~rr WoodWhite Birch .. Poplar Combined Operation Wh('re All Products of the Tree are Removed: Veneer Wood - White Birch .. Resultant Cordwood Veneer Wood - Poplar Resultant Cordwood Lath BoltsSpruce 1.50 Lath Per ThouslJlldStandard, Nos. 1 and 2 .ro Standard, No.3 .30 Fence .75 402 THE SASKATCHEWAN GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER IS, 1967 Per Cord .40 .SO 100 .75 100 .3~ .25 Fuel Wood PoplarTack Pine Birch Other Species Cull Ties, Jack Pine and Tamarack . .. .. .., Cull Ties, Poplar .. .. . ... . Tie Tops and Logging Tops . Dues otl Jack Pine, Lodgepole Pine and 'Tamarack Fence Posts end/or Building Poles: Length in Feet Top Diameter Inside Bark (In Inches) From 2%" but Over Yj," but Over 6W' but not not not exceeding 5Y," exceeding 6W' exceeding 7W' Over 7~" Up to 6' 7' 8' .005 .005 005 Per Lineal Fool .005 .005 ,005 .02 .02 .02 All Lengths .03 per lineal foot Each 10' .09 .13 .22 12' .13 .18 .28 14' .14 .20 .30 16' .16 .25 .35 18' ,18 .28 .38 20' Pole dues will apply Note: Rates for odd lengths not shown, shall be obtained by interpolation. Fence PosIJ' (Round or Split) Each Poplar not exceeding 7 ft. long and 6.5 inches at top... .02 Poplar 8 ft. 1000g, over 6,5 inches but not exceeding 9,5 inches at top .03 Fence Pickets and Droppers (Not exceeding 7 ft. in length and less than 2Y, inches top diameter inside bark) Poplar and Willow .01 Other Species ,02 Rails .02 .06 (16 feet long and under 5 inches at butt)Poplar .. .. .. Other Species . Mining and R01IfIli Timber PI"1' Tree Poplar - under 5 inches at butt .03 Other Species - under 5 inches at butt , .05 Poplar, over 5" and under 7" at butt . . .06 Per Lineal Fool Poplar, over 7" and under 12" at butt .02 Other Species, over 5" and under 7" at butt .02 Other Species, over 7" and under 12" at butt .03 All species - 12" and over at butt Sawlog rates to awIy Telephone and Power Poles CLASS Length 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 20' .20 .20 .20 .27 .32 .38 25" .22 .24 .27 .41 .46 .57 .79 30' .28 .32 .35 ,53 .65 .78 1.07 126 35' .46 .54 .54 .72 .84 .99 1.35 1.54 40' .89 1.03 1.21 1.63 1.90 2.24 45' 109 1.25 1.37 1.94 2.22 2.53 50' 1.27 1.43 1.63 2.27 2.57 3.02 403 TIlE SASKATCHEWA!' GAZETTE. SEI'TEMBElZ 15. 1967 Spars - 25' 1001{. 6" tup . . .. . .. .41 Spars - 25' lonz, 7" top .46 Stubs. - 12' long . .. .20 Anchor Logs - 6 long .20 Pole dimensions to be in accordance with C.S.A. specifications Piling AI! species, per lineal foot ..... •. . .. . . ... .... • .10 LochRaihcav Ti,'s jack Pine and Tamarack Standard Nos. 1 and 2.8 feet long . . . .20 Standard No.3, 8 feet long. .12 Each lineal foot over 8 feet - per foot . .03 CIII! ties, not us«! as ties or lumber .05 Mining not over 5' long 5" x 5" .06 Poplar. sawn or flattened. 8 feet Jon", all grades .05 Spruce .. . ..... .... ... . .... At the schedule rate of dues for spruce sawtimber Vp to 3 ft. . . . •. $ .05 Over 3 ft. and up to 4 ft. .06 Over 4 ft. and up to 6 ft. .08 Over 6 ft. and up to 8 ft. .10 Over 8 ft. and up to 10 ft. •. .12 Over 10 ft. and up to 12 ft. .14 Over 12 ft. and up to 15 ft. . . . ... .16 Over 15 ft. and up to 20 ft. .20 Over 20 ft. and up to 25 ft. .25 Over 25 ft. - per lineal foot . . .01 Christmas Trcrs Balsam & Pine Black White Spruce Spruce $ .07 $ .10 .09 .12 .10 .16 .12 .20 .15 .25 .20 .30 .25 .45 .30 .60 .40 .75 .03 .04 1.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 25.00 75.00 l'ART R - MISCELLANF.OUS Sounnills - Rcoistration and Licence FeN: Mills operated on Crown Lands: Annual production up to 150,000 f.b.m .. . . . $ 10.00 Annual production from 150,000 f.b.m. to 500,000 f.b.m. 25.00 Annual production from 500.000 f.b.rn. to 1,500,000 f.b.m. 50.00 Annual production over 1.500,000 f.b.rn. ... . . 100.00 Mills operated on Patented Lands and saw ing Crown Timber: Annual production up to 50.000 f.b.m. ... . . Annual production from 50.000 f.b.rn. to 150,000 f.b.m. • . Annual production from 150,000 f.b.m. to 1.500,000 f.b.m. Annual production over 1,500,000 f.b.m. . . .• Mills operating on Patented Lands and not sawing Crown Timber: Registration fee . . . . . Plan.i~l{ millsite and pilin" yard per acre or fraction thereof . Minimum .. •. .•. . ... .•.•.• •.• Fi<'!d Permits Where stumpage dues do not exceed $10.00 Where stumpage dues exceed $10.00 . . . Permit to remove coniferous trees for transplanting on property of permittee Timhrr Salr Operating permit - per year . ... . . . Extension of timber sale term - per year ...- •. ..... Assignment of timber sale ..... . .. . . An additional deposit of 10 per cent of total dues at upset price on the quantity of timber purchased shall be required for an extension of time for commencing opera tions. Certified copy of timber licence . . . •. .... .• Preparation of plans. tracing, etc., per hour .. Blueprint copy of plans, per squaTe foot . . . .. 404 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 20.00 25.00 10.00 3.00 .20 THE SAS K A T CHE\\'A :\ ( ~ :\ZETTE. SEPTEM BE R IS, 111f,7 {;, a..; ;"y Annual permit T erm permit , . ' ( ~ ra z i ng dues per head : For cat tle, horses, per season Fo r sbeep , goats, per season . ( no permit ~ranted fo r ICS! than the season ) 2.00 10.00 3,00 1.00 l l av . CUll ing permi t ... . .•.. , " " ,, ,,. ,,, 2,00 H <\\ ' dues : /-' or feedinR' stock owned by applicant , per ton 1.00 For sale or barter, per ton 2.00 T im!>," Prrmit E xcept wher-e otherwise provided 2.00 Peat CJtId S pltogrtu". Moss Per-mit to remo ve peat and sphagnum moss 2.00 Annual rental per acre (payable in ad vance) .50 Duo ~ based on shipping rate) : Peat per 100 pounds .03 Sphagnum moss per 100 pounds .05 Wild Ria Annual perm it 2.00 Ter-m oper.lting licence 10.00 Dealer' s licence to ~chase unprocessed wild ria: 15.00 Dues , for unprocessed wild r ice, per pound .05 R oods , Trails , E tc. Perm it to cut timber to clear ri gh t-o f -way for cons truc tion of rosds, trails, seismic lines. lelqhJne and torgraph lines, gravel pits , etc ., subject to Section 20 (I) (f) 2.00 Ca m/,s Fo r a camp up to one acre in alent : Use of Camp Main Secondary LOiging $5.00 $1.00 Ranching 5,00 1.00 Haying 5.00 1.00 For each additional acre or fraction thereof , an additiooal charge of $1.00 shall be made, Main Camp is defined as a camp used as a headquarters. " Trrot1rJ{J Plants : Plants treating or processing timber or pos ts (No Forest Wanaaan01t LiC01a:) ,....."..."". ...."....".. •.... . .•. "..•' .." """."...•"..". .. $ 10.00" Amend Sask , 253/69 s . 4