Forest Rules

Forests CHAPTER213 FOREST RULES ARRANGEMENT OF RULES 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. PART I GENERAL 3. Minister may declare salvage areas. PART II FOREST LICENCES AND PERMITS TO EXPLOIT FOREST PRODUCE 4. Disposal of forest produce. 5. Licences to exploit forest produce. 6. Sale of forest licences. 7. Issue of licences. 8. Grant of forest permits. 9. Right of appeal. 10. Petty permits. 11. Licence to be exclusive. 12. Rights of way and ofuser. 13. Licences to be stamped. 14. Payments of royalties or fees. 15. Rates ofroyalty or fees. 16. Returns by licensee. 1 7. Revocation of licence. 18. No right to compensation. 19. Prohibition on charging forest produce. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. [CAP. 213 61 REVISED EDITION 2003 62 CAP. 213] Forests 20. Officers may seize produce not paid for. 21. Transfer of licences. 22. Use of forest produce by travellers. PARTID CONTROL OF SQUATTING, BUILDING, CULTIVATION, GHAZlNG. HlJNTlNG lN J<'OJ-lliST flliSJ!;KVJ!;S CONTROL OF FIRE IN FOREST RESERVES AND NATIONAL LAND 23. Hunting, residing, grazing in forest reserves. 24. Fire in forest reserve. PART IV TRANSPORT OF TIMBER BY WATER 25. Log booms. 26. Rafting logs. 2 7. Owner of raft responsible for damage. PARTY TRANSPORT OF TIMBER BY ROAD 28. Logs in transit to be accompanied by waybill. 2 9. Registration of property brand or mark. 30. Publication of marks. 31. Illegal possession of brand or property mark. 32. Markmg timber. 33. Timber to be marked before being moved. 34. Unmarked logs. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests PART VI FOREST ROADS 3::,. ueclaration of forest roads. 36. Control of forest roads. 3 7. Closure of forest roads. 38. Road fees. 39. Power to require bonds from road users. 40. Maintenance of forest roads. 41. Use of roads, tracks, etc .. PART VII TREES AND OTHER PLANTS [CAP. 213 63 THE FELLING OR REMOVAL OF WHICH IS PROHIBITED 42. Prohibition on felling and removing certain trees. 42:01 Felling ofbreadnut tree. 43. Penalties. PAKl' Vlll PENALTIES tlKST SCHhlJULh SECOND SCHEDULE THIRD SCHEDULE FOUKlH SCHhlJULh FIFTH SCHEDULE THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Ch. 115. Ch. 176. 34 of 1971. 6 of 1971. 37 of 1980. 135 of 1990. Short title. 64 Interpretation. CAP. 213. CAP. 213] Forests CHAPTER213 FOREST RULES (Sections 5, 8 and 3 7) 1. These Rules may be cited as the FOREST RULES. 2. In these Rules "Act" means the Forest Act; PART I GENERAL "brand mark" or "property mark'' means a mark placed on timber or log to denote that the registered owner of the mark has a right of property in the timber or log; "ChiefForest Officer'' includes any officer authorised to act for the ChiefForest Officer or to carry out his duties during his absence from headquaiiers; "forest reserve" means any area declared to be a forest reserve under section 3 of the Act; "licence" includes pennit; "licensee" includes a person to whom a pennit has been granted; "salvage area" means any area of national land which by reason of its small THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 size, poor forest conditions, greater suitability for agriculture or other considerations is not suitable for sustained yield forestry; "senior forest officer" means any forest officer of the gazetted rank of t orest Officer or above. 3. The Minister may by Order declare any area to be a salvage area for the purposes of these Rules. PART II FOREST LICENCES AND PERMITS TO EXPLOIT FOREST PRODUCE 4. In any forest reserve or in national land or in any private land to which the provisions of the Act have been applied, no person shall except by virtue of and subject to the conditions of any licence granted in that behalf 5. (1) (a) cut, girdle, bum or injure any tree; (b) collect, prepare, use or remove any forest produce. There shall be the following types of licence (a) a forest licence for sustained yield working of timber or other forest produce, except chicle or crown gum. Such licence shall be in such fom1 as the Minister shall detemune in each case; (b) a forest licence not on a sustained yield basis for the working of timber or other forest produce, except chicle or crown gum and whether in a timber salvage area or not; (c) a forest permit for the working of timber or other 65 Minister may declare salvage areas. Disposal of forest produce. Licences to exploit forest produce. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 66 CAP. 213] Forests First Schedule. Sale of forest licences. forest produce in a timber salvage area where the royalty value of the produce does not exceed one thousand dollars; ( d) a petty permit for the working of timber or other forest produce where the royalty value of the produce does not exceed fifty dollars; (e) a chicle licence. (2) All licences issued hereunder are subject to the conditions printed thereon and to such other conditions as may be endorsed therein. They shall be in the standard forms set out in the First Schedule hereto. 6. ( 1) The ChiefF orest Officer may by notice published in two issues of the Gazette (a) advertise for sale by public auction, forest licences to cut and remove forest produce where only one type of produce is to be extracted under the licence; and (b) invite tenders for forest licences to cut and remove forest produce. (2) Such notice shall indicate (a) the area in respect of which the licence is to apply; (b) the nature of the forest produce to be extracted; (c) the supplementary conditions (if any) which shall be included in the licence; THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 ( d) where a licence is to be sold by public auction, the time and place of the holding of such auction; (e) where a licence is to be issued upon an invitation for tenders, the date and time after which tenders shall not be received; and (I) that any person wishing to make objection to a forest licence which is advertised for sale by public auction or by tender, as the case may be, shall give notice in writing of his objections, and the grounds on which he relies in support thereof, to the Chief Fore st Officer before a date to be specified in the notice. (3) The Chief Forest Officer shall apply the foregoing provisions of this rule only to such areas where the extraction of forest produce is conducive to good forest management. ; . (1) lhe Chief Forest Officer shall issue licences to the party bidding the highest rates of royalty in a public auction, except when the highest bid is below the rate laid down in the Fifth Schedule hereto in which case the issue of a licence must be authorised by the Minister. (2) The Chief Forest Officer shall submit all tenders for licences to the Minister, who may direct the Chief Forest Officer to whom the licence shall be issued and the conditions subject to which it shall be issued. The Minister shall not be obliged to direct the issue of a licence to the person submitting the best tender or any tender. 8. ( 1) The Chief Fore st Officer may, without reference to the Minister and without a public auction or invitation for tenders, grant permits as in Form III of the First Schedule hereto, in respect ofa timber salvage area where ( a) the royalty value of the produce for which the permit 67 Issue of licences. Fifth Schedule Grant of forest pt:rmil~. First Schedule. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 68 CAP. 213] Forests Right of appeal. Petty permits. is sought does not exceed one thousand dollars; (b) the period of the permit does not exceed twelve months; and, (c) the permit does not extend to rosewood, chicle or crown gum. (2) The Chief Forest Officer may delegate his authority under the preceding paragraph to a Senior Fore st Officer where the value of the produce does not exceed five hundred dollars. 9. Any person desiring to extract forest produce under a forest licence of the types referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) of rule 5 of these Rules in any area in respect of which no action has been taken by the Chief Forest Officer under rule 6 of these Rules, may give notice of his desire in writing to the Chief Forest Officer, and if the Chief Forest Officer refoses or neglects to advertise the sale of a licence by auction or to invite tenders for the sale of a licence in respect of such area, the applicant may appeal to the Minister and the Minister may give the Chief Forest Officer such directions in the matter as the Minister may deem fit. 10. (1) Applications for petty permits shall be made to, and may be granted by (a) the Chief Forest Officer in the Belize District; (b) the Senior Forest Officer, in any other district. (2) Petty permits for forest produce up to a royalty value not exceeding twenty dollars may be granted free of charge by the Chief Forest Officer. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 69 11. All licences except petty permits shall, unless otherwise stated therein, Licence to be vest in the holder the sole right to cut, collect, prepare, use, or remove the exclusive. forest produce to which it relates throughout the tract which it covers: Provided that the issue of a licence for one class of produce shall not prevent the issue of any licence for another class of forest produce in the same tract. 12. The issue of any licence shall not in the tract to which it relates ( a) prevent the passage of any forest produce derived from an adjacent tract whether situate in Belize or not, by any route save by such roads (not being public or forest roads) or truck passes as may reasonably be required by the licensee for the conduct of his operation; (b) prevent the Chief Forest Officer from granting permission to other persons to establish barquediers, camps, sheds or warehouses; (c) prevent the Chief Forest Officer from granting permission to establish and operate sawmills subject Rights of way and of user. to the provisions of the Timber Industry Act. CAP. 341. 13. All licences shall be stamped in accordance with the provisions of the Stamp Duties Act. 14. ( 1) The initial payment due in respect of any licence or permit shall be made within seven days after the applicant has been informed that his application has been approved. If the payment is not made within this time the approval may, at the discretion of the Chief Forest Officer, be withdrawn. Licences to be stamped. CAP. G4. Payments of royalties or fees. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 10 CAP. 213] Forests Rates of royalty or fees. Fifth Schedule. Returns by licensee. (2) All payments shall be made at the place and on the dates stated in the licence. No reduction of installment royalty payments shall be permitted, and in no case will there be any refund of any royalty paid under the licence. When any royalty payment is made the date and amo1mt shall be endorsed on the licence by the officer authorised to receive payment. (3) No licensee shall cut, remove or collect any forest produce until any royalty payment due under his licence shall have been made. ( 4) If a licensee fails or neglects to make a payment in accordance with the terms of his licence the licence shall automatically be suspended. (5) No licensee shall take any forest produce or conduct any logging operations while his licence is suspended. (6) Any forest produce so taken shall be forfeited to the Crown and may be seized by the Chief Forest Officer. 15. The fees or royalties payable under any licence shall be those set out in the Fifth Schedule hereto or such other rates as may be specified as a supplementary condition in the licence. 16. Every licensee shall (a) at such times during the period of his licence as the Chief Forest Officer may require and within one month of the expiry thereof, make a statutory declaration of the number and kind of trees or the quantity of forest produce cut or collected or prepared or used or removed under his licence or transported by him over any public or forest road; (b) answer truthfully all questions in respect of his licence as may be put to him from time to time by any forest THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 officer. 1 7. ( 1) A forest licence may be suspended or revoked at any time by the authority which granted it if ( a) after due inquiry and after giving the licensee an opportunity of making representations against the suspension or revocation, the authority is satisfied that the licensee has contravened or failed to observe any of the conditions of his licence; (b) the licensee is convicted of any offence against the Act or any rules made thereunder; or (c) if the licensee admits that he has committed any such offence. (2) Where a licence is cancelled, revoked or suspended all fees or royalties paid thereunder shall be forfeited together with any forest produce remaining in the area to which the licence relates. (3) A licensee may be permitted to surrender a licence or permit issued under these Rules by the authority which granted it, subject to such terms and conditions as the authority may determine. 18. No licence shall confer any rights to compensation for any work or improvements affected thereunder or for any loss suffered as a result of the suspension or cancellation thereof or caused by the inability of the licensee to complete the extraction of the produce within the period of his licence. 19. All forest produce cut or taken under a licence shall remain the property of the Crown until the royalties or fees due thereon have been paid. No such produce shall be charged, hypothecated, mortgaged, sold, ceded or assigned until the royalties or fees due thereon have been paid. 71 Revocation of lil:t:rn.:t:. No right to compensation. Prohibition on charging forest produce. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. n CAP. 213] Forests Officers may seize produce not paid for. Transfer of licences. 20. The ChiefForest Officer or a Senior Forest Officer or any other forest officer specially authorised in that behalf by either the Chief Forest Officer or a Senior Forest Officer may take possession of any forest produce for or in respect of which any money is due and payable to the Crown. 21. (1) No licence issued under these Rules shall be transferable by the licensee: Provided, however, the Chief Forest Officer may, with the prior approval of the Minister, consent to the transfer of a licence by the licensee in the manner hereinafter specified and subject to such modified and additional conditions as may be considered expedient. (2) Applications for the transfer of a licence shall be in writing addressed to the Chief Forest Officer and signed by the licensee and by the proposed transferee and shall contain (a) the names and addresses of the licensee and the proposed transferee; (b) the number and date of issue of the licence the subject of the proposed transfer; (c) the reason for the proposed transfer; and (d) the consideration to be paid in respect of the proposed transfer. (3) Upon the receipt of such an application for the transfer of a licence, the Chief Forest Officer shall as soon as possible thereafter cause a notice to be published in the Gazette setting out such application and informing anyone who considers that the transfer should be made to him, to apply in writing to the Chief Forest Officer before a date to be specified in the notice, stating the terms and conditions upon which he is willing to accept the transfer THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 of the unexpired tenn of the licence, and the consideration he is willing to pay in respect of the proposed transfer. Such Gazette notice shall state the hours during which and the place wherein a copy of the licence may be inspected. ( 4) The Chief Forest Officer shall submit all applications received by him in accordance with the preceding provisions of this mle, together with his recommendations thereon, for the consideration of the Minister. ( 5) Upon the transfer of a licence to any person being approved by the Minister, the ChiefForest Officer shall notify the licensee and the person to whom the transfer has been approved of the terms and conditions upon which the ChiefForest Officer, in accordance with the approval of the Minister, will be prepared to signify his consent to the proposed transfer. 22. (1) Travellers passing through national lands, other than forest reserves,may (a) cut material required for temporaty shelters; (b) collect fuel for their own use; (c) open paths through the bush. (2) No such traveller shall (a) cut material or collect fuel from a forest department plantation; (b) dan1age any tree rated at fifty cents or more in the royalty rate list. 73 Use of forest produce by travellers. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 74 CAP. 213] Forests Hunting, residing, grazing in forest reserves. PART III CONTROL OF SQUATTING. BUILDING. CULTIVATION. GRAZING, HUNTING IN FOREST RESERVES CONTROL OF FIRE IN FOREST RESERVES AND NATIONAL LAND 23. ( 1) In a forest reserve no person shall, except by virtue of a licence or with the written approval of the Chief Forest Officer ( a) squat or reside or erect any house or building or any enclosure for animals; (b) clear, cultivate or break up land for cultivation; (c) construct, open or re-open any road, trail or pass; (d) make or re-open any barquedier, work place or camp site; and (e) pasture or graze any livestock or allow any livestock to pasture or graze. (2) For the purposes of this rule the person in charge of any such livestock or the owner thereof shall be deemed to have allowed such livestock to pasture or graze. (3) Licences issued under this rule shall be in the standard form as set out in the Second Schedule hereto. ( 4) The ChiefF orest Officer may fix fees payable and issue licences under this rule without reference to the Minister subject to the following limitations (a) licences may not extend for a period longer than THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 one year from the date of issue; (b) grazing licences may not be issued for areas larger than :>00 acres; (c) cultivation licences may not be issued for areas larger than 100 acres. (5) Fees payable for longer terms than one year or larger areas than those specified in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (4) of this rule shall be determined in each case by the Minister. ( 6) In a forest reserve no person shall search for, hunt, shoot or set traps or snares for any wild animal or fish, except under and in accordance with 75 the conditions of a licence issued under the Wild Life Protection Act. CAP. 220. 24. (1) In a forest reserve no person shall ( a) set fire to any grass, vegetation, undergrowth, tree or other object from which fire is likely to spread; (b) leave any fire burning except with the express permission in writing of the Chief Forest Officer or his duly authorised agent; ( c) negligently light or throw down or drop any match or other lighted or inflammable material or any light. (2) In a forest reserve or in national land, eveiy licensee shall ( a) take all reasonable precautions to prevent fire in the area to which his licence relates; (b) take effective steps to extinguish any fire which may Fire in forest reserve. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Log booms. 76 CAP. 213] Forests break out within the area; (c) ifrequested so to do by a forest officer suspend all his operations while any fire is burning; ( d) if requested so to do by a forest officer provide free of cost all available labourers and equipment to assist in extinguishing the fire; (e) upon the request of the Chief Forest Officer pay for any loss or damage done to any tree or forest produce through any fire occasioned by him or his workmen: Provided that any licensee may appeal to the Minister against any such request to pay for loss or damage. PART IV TRANSPORT OF TIMBER BY WATER 25. ( 1) No person shall construct a log boom across a river without a licence so to do. (2) Any application for a licence shall be made in writing to the Chief Forest Officer and shall set out in detail the method of construction and materials to be used. (3) The Chief Forest Officer shall consider the application with the Chief Engineer. ( 4) If the specifications are approved by the Chief Engineer the Chief Forest Officer may issue a licence and may endorse therein such conditions as he may think fit. ( 5) The licensee shall not use the boom until he has obtained from THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 the Chief Engineer a certificate that the log boom has been erected in accordance with the specifications. No subsequent alterations to the boom shall be made without the written approval of the Chief Engineer. ( 6) Any person who is aggrieved by the refosal of the Chief Forest Officer to grant him a log boom licence may appeal to the Minister. (7) A licensee shall be responsible for all damage caused by the breakmg of his log boom or by any logs which escape therefrom. (8) The fees payable for a log boom licence shall not exceed twenty dollars per annum. 77 26. (1) No person shall float any log or raft oflogs in any river without Rafting logs. a licence so to do. (2) Applications for such a licence shall be made in writing to the Chief Forest Officer before the 15th April in each year and shall state the estimated number of logs the applicant proposes to float and the name of the river in which the logs are to be floated. (3) The Chief Forest Officer may endorse on any licence such conditions as he shall think fit. (4) The charges to be paid to a log boom licensee shall not exceed seventy-five cents per log for the catching and rafting of an owner's logs or twenty-five cents for each log which passes the log boom having been rafted above the log boom. ( 5) Any log or raft which is floated without a licence shall be forfeited to the Crown and may be seized by the Chief Forest Officer. ( 6) The Chief Forest Officer shall notify the owner of any log or raft of logs seized under the preceding paragraph. Such logs or raft shall be THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 78 CAP. 213] Forests Owner of raft responsible for damage. returned to the owner if within fourteen days of the notification of the seizure he pays to the Chief Fore st Officer the sum of three dollars for each log so seized. (7) Of this sum of three dollars, one dollar shall be paid to the log boom licensee, if any, through whose log boom the log has passed, and the remainder of the money shall be paid into the general revenue. 2 7. ( 1) The owner of any log or raft of logs which is tied to or floats against the Haulover Bridge or its fender piles shall be guilty of an offence against these Rules ( whether such log or raft of logs is likely to cause damage or not). (2) The ownerofany log or raft oflogs which comes into contact with the Haulover Bridge or its fender piles shall ( a) forthwith inform the Chief Forest Officer and the Chief Engineer. Any owner who fails or neglects so to do shall be guilty of an offence against these Rules; (b) take immediate steps to remove the same; (c) be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars for every hour or part of an hour beyond the first hour during which the whole or any part of such log or raft remains in contact with the bridge or its fender piles. (3) For the purposes of this rule "owner" includes the contractor who cut or caused the logs to be cut. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 PARTY TRANSPORT OF TIMBER BY ROAD WAYJ::HLLS - HKANDS ON UMJ:::H:<:K lKANSPOKlHl> 28. ( 1) No person shall transport, or allow to be transported, any timber ( other than sawn lumber) by any public road except the timber is accompanied by a waybill (2) A waybill shall be in the form in the Third Schedule. (3) The person transporting the timber shall produce the waybill on demand to any forest officer, police officer or administrative officer. ( 4) The consignee of any such timber shall deposit the waybill at the office of the Chief Forest Officer or at the nearest forest office within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the timber. 29. (1) Hvery licensee and every holder of a private mahogany and cedar permit issued under the Private Forests (Conservation) Act and every importer of logs, shall apply to the Chief Forest Officer for the registration of his brand or property mark. (2) The fee for the registration of a brand or property mark shall be one dollar. (3) The registration shall be renewed annually before the 15th January in each year, and shall expire on the 31st December of the year in which it was issued unless previously cancelled. ( 4) On payment of the prescribed fee the Chief Forest Officer shall register the brand or property mark and shall give the applicant a certificate of registration in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule hereof 79 Logs in transit to be: accompanic:d bywaybill. Registration of property brand or mark. CAP. 217. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. so CAP. 213] Forests Publication of 1nurks. Illegal possession of brand or property mark. Marking timber. (5) No certificate ofregistration shall be issued to a person who is not within the classes of persons described in paragraph (1) of this rule. ( 6) A certificate of registration shall not be transferable. 30. The ChiefForest Officer shall on or before the last day ofFebruary in each year cause to be published in the Gazette particulars of all registered brands or property marks. 31. No person shall carry, use or have in his possession any brand, property mark, marking hammer or other implement for marking timber unless ( a) he is the registered owner of the brand or property mark; or (b) he is employed by the registered owner thereof and is authorised to carry, use or have in his possession the said brand or property mark. 3 2. ( 1) No person shall mark any timber with any brand or property mark except by the authority of the registered owner thereof. (2) Except with the written permission of the Chief Forest Officer no person shall ( a) alter, obliterate, remove or deface any mark which has been put on any timber or tree; (b) impress any brand or property mark on any timber which already bears a different brand or property mark or traces of the obliteration of any such mark; (c) impress any brand or property mark on any timber which he has reason to believe has been unlawfully THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 felled; ( d) impress any brand or property mark on any timber 1mless he is the owner thereof or he is acting with the authority of such owner; (e) have in his possession or use any marking hammer or other implement for marking timber, such hammer or implement being the property of the Forest Department, unless he be a forest officer. 81 33. (1) No person shall move or transport or cause to be moved or Timber to be transported on any public road, forest road, or any water-way, any unconverted marked before or rough hewn timber intended for trade purposes unless each piece is stamped being moved. as hereinafter provided. (2) Each piece of such timber shall be distinctly stamped and marked on both ends and at a point in the middle stripped of bark with his registered brand or property mark. (3) Nothing in this rule shall prevent any licensee from moving any unmarked timber by forest road or by water-way within the area comprised in his licence. 34. Any log found in any water-way or on or near any public road and Unmarked logs. which log does not bear registered property marks as prescribed in rule 33 of these Rules shall be forfeited to the Crown, and may be seized and disposed of by the Chief Forest Officer. PART VI FOREST ROADS 3 5. The Minister may by Order declare any road, intended primarily for Declaration of the extraction of forest produce or for access to a forest regeneration scheme forest roads. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 s2 CAP. 213] Forests Curllrul uf forest roads. Closure of forest roads. or which gives access to a forest reserve and is not a public road, to be a forest road. 36. The Chief Forest Officer shall have control of all forest roads. 3 7. ( 1) The Chief Forest Officer may close any forest road whenever he thinks it necessary so to do either to repair it or to preserve it from undue damage in wet weather. (2) The Chief Forest Officer may in any forest road (a) erect barriers; (b) establish control points; (c) require visitors to obtain a road pass; (d) refuse entry to any vehicle, which by reason of its weight or construction he considers likely to damage the road or any bridges, culverts or crossings thereon; (e) prohibit the use thereon of riding animals, pack animals or draught animals. (3) Any person who (a) unlawfully removes or destroys or willfully interferes with or dan1ages any barrier lawfully erected upon a forest road; or (b) without the permission of the Chief Forest Officer, uses any forest road upon which a barrier has been lawfully erected; or THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 (c) uses or drives any vehicle upon a forest road after the Chief Forest Officer has refused the entry of such vehicle upon such road; or ( d) uses or rides any riding animal, pack animal, or draught animal on a forest road while the use or riding of such an animal is prohibited by the Chief Forest Officer, shall be guilty of an offence against these Rules. ( 4) Where the Chief Forest Officer has required that visitors to a forest reserve shall obtain a road pass before using any forest road, any visitor who having been required to obtain such a pass uses such a road without first obtaining such pass shall be guilty of an offence against these Rules. 83 38. (1) The Chief Forest Officer may on any forest road with the Road fees. approval of the Minister impose toll fees or road fees. (2) Where a road fee is payable by a licensee as one of the conditions of his licence it shall be at the rates set forth in the licence. Rates shall be calculated either per cubic foot or thousand board feet for lumber or logs or per ton for other forest produce, per mile of forest road traversed. (3) Koad fees shall be payable on demand. ( 4) Sums collected as tolls or road fees shall be paid into the appropriate road maintenance (expenditure) subhead controlled by the Chief Forest Officer and used by hin1 for the maintenance of the particular road whence the sums were derived. 3 9. The Chief Forest Officer may require a licensee or a regular user of a road to enter into a bond or to pay a deposit to cover the cost of any damage caused to the road by his use thereof. Power to require bonds from road users. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 84 CAP. 213] Forests Maintenance of forest roads. Use of roads, tracks, etc. Prohibition on felling and removmg certain trees. 34 of 1971. Felling of breadfruit tree. 110 of 1997. 40. The Chief Forest Officer shall be responsible for the maintenance of all forest roads. He may at his discretion, arrange for maintenance work to be carried out to his satisfaction on a forest road or for materials for the maintenance or repair of the road to be provided by licensees or regular users of the road in lieu of an equivalent payment of road fees or tolls. 41. No unauthorised person shall, within a forest reserve, use any road, track, trail, fire line or trace unless it has been declared to be a forest road or public road. PART VII TREES AND OTHER PLANTS THE FELLING OR REMOVAL OF WHICH IS PROHIBITED 42. No person shall fell or remove any of the following trees and plants: All Spice or Pimento ...................... .. Breadnut ......................................... . Copal .............................................. . Wild rubber .................................... . Pin1ento officinalis Brosin1um alicastrum Protium copal Castilloa elastica All species of the Orchid Family....... Orchidaceae - from the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve only. 42:01 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in rule 42, Breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum) shall be allowed to be felled where this tree species is included in the approved yield of a sustained yield licence, as defined 1mder Rule 5(1) (a) of these rules. (2) Felling of this tree shall not be allowed under any other type of licence. (3) The mininmm felling girth shall be 72 inches and the royalty rate for this species shall be $0.30 per cubic foot (true cylindrical volume THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. under bark). Forests PART VIII l'ENALl'lliS [CAP. 213 85 43. (1) Any person who commits any offence against these Rules shall Penalties. on summary conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment. (2) Where any person is convicted of any office against these Rules, all forest produce in respect of which such offence was committed shall be forfeited to the Crown. (3) Any forest produce forfeited under these Rules shall be sold or otherwise disposed of as the Chief Forest Officer may direct. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 86 CAP. 213] Forests FIRST SCHEDULE STANDARD FORM I NOT TRANSFERABLE Government of Belize Forest Rules (Rule 5) LICENCE TO EXPLOIT FOREST PRODUCE (Other than Chicle and Crown Gum) (Not for sustained yield working) Original Duplicate Triplicate M ...................................................... of ................................................. .. (hereinafter called "the licensee") is hereby licensed, subject to the provisions of the Forest Act and any rules and regulations made thereunder and in force at any time during the currency of this licence whether enacted prior to or subsequent to granting thereof and to the conditions hereinafter expressed, to cut and remove the following trees: Trees that may be felled Species or Local Name Minimum girth at breast height/above buttress cut, collect and remove forest produce of the following kinds: within the tract hereinafter described THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests [CAP. 213 Description of Tract constituting the Licence Area 2. This licence commences on .......................................................... .. and shall terminate on ................................................................................ . 3. The number of trees/quantity of timber or other forest produce cut or collected and removed shall not exceed the number/ quantity paid for in the Schedule of Payments attached or the number/ quantity or ................................................. during the period ending ....................................................................... per annum. 4. Payments in respect of this licence shall be made at the rates, times and places specified in the Schedule of Payments appended, and the licence must be produced at the time of making each such payment except the initial payment, whid1 is nmue p1io1 to the issue of the li1:ernx. Eve1y paymeut must be 1:e1tifieu in the last column of the Schedule of Payments appended as provided in mle 14 of the Forest Rules, and failing such certification the licence will not be valid for the number of trees in respect of which the payment is made. The non-payment of any instalment within fifteen days of the date on which it becomes due will render this licence liable to cancellation at the discretion of the authority empowered to approve its issue. 5. No tree shall be felled until it has been inspected and pass-marked for fdliug by a Guvt:n1111t:11t Furt:st Offi1:t:r. Nu trt:t: shall bt: rdt:ast:u fur fdliug Lu1til the royalty due on it has been paid, or unless the licensee has put up a bond acceptable to the Chief Forest Officer guaranteeing payment ofroyalty. 6. The licensee shall not negotiate, sell, sublet or pass on his rights and interests in the licence area to any other party, or transfer the licence to any party t:Xl:t:pt in a1:1:uruan1:t: with ruk 21 uf tht: Furt:st Ruks. 7. This licence shall be produced at any reasonable time for inspection at the request of any officer authorised by the Chief Forest Officer on his behalf 87 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 88 CAP. 213] Forests 8. The licensee, subject to the approval of the District Forest Officer, shall be entitled to clear the forest growth on roads, camp sites, barquediers, etc., and to utilise for camp buildings, bridges, repair of wagons, slides, etc., limited quantities of forest produce of no present commercial value for the conduct of his operations. The licensee must prevent avoidable damage to immature timber trees. The licensee must not fell or willfully damage any immature mahogany or cedar tree. 9. All timber from trees cut or forest produce collected must be removed from the licensed area ( or to the sawmill/processing plant1bodega of the licensee if this is within the licensed area) by the end of the year in which it was cut/ collected or by the date of tennination of the licence. Any timber/forest produce not removed by the specified date shall be forfeited to the Crown, unless the ChiefF orest Officer is satisfied that failure to remove the timber/forest produce is due to circumstances beyond the licensee's control. All timber or forest produce so forfeited shall be disposed of as ordered by the Chief Forest Officer. 10. The licensee shall mark the stump of each tree felled and every log produced with his registered brand mark. 11. The licensee shall at any time on demand by the Chief Forest Officer make a statutory declaration on such form as may from time to time be prescribed by the Minister of the number of trees or produce cut, collected or removed tmder this licence and shall furthermore give full information and answer all questions in respect of this licence as may be required of him from time to time by the Forest Officer. 12. If the licensee operates a sawmill/wood using plant in connection with his licence, he shall keep proper records of the timber intake and the output of the lumber/ product processed, which records shall be open to inspection by the Chief Forest Officer or his accredited representative at any time and the licensee shall submit a true copy of those records to the Chief Fore st Officer on the first business day of each calendar year during the currency of the THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests [CAP. 213 licence. 13. The licensee shall work in an orderly manner in areas designated by a Senior t orest Officer. 14. The licensee shall exploit the area diligently and efficiently and shall try to dispose of the maximum output ofall timbers allowed in the licence. If, in the opinion of the ChiefF orest Officer, the licensee is not complying with this clause he shall be so informed in writing and if after six months from the despatch of the letter the ChiefF orest Officer is convinced that satisfactory improvement in respect of the matters of which he complained has not been made, the licence shall be liable to cancellation by the authority which granted it. 15. Main extraction roads and tracks shall be constructed by the licensee only on alignments approved by the forest officer and shall be maintained by the licensee while in use by him, on the termination of the licence the licensee shall relinquish all rights to such roads and tracks with their installations. 16. ·1he licensee shall be responsible for the prevention of fires in the licence area and shall report to the nearest forest office all fires as soon as they are seen, whether in the licence area or not. The licensee, his agents and employees shall be responsible for extinguishing any fire in the licensed area however caused and shall render aid in extinguishing or controlling such fires when called upon to do so by a Forest Officer. In the event of a fire occurring in the licensed area a Senior t orest Officer may require the licensee to cease all or part of his felling and logging operations in the licensed area and not to restart such operations until the fire has been brought under control. 17. The licensee shall hold himself responsible for the fulfillment by his agents and employees of all conditions of this licence. 18. If the licensee shall become bankrupt or compound or arrange with his creditors to suffer his effects to be taken in execution the Minister may by notice in writing terminate the licence. 89 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 90 CAP. 213] Forests 19. The licensee shall obtain the written permission of holders of location tickets, agricultural permits and cultivators of Crown land to enter their land for the purpose of cutting and removing any trees therefrom. 20. The licensee shall pay a penalty of twice the current royalty rate for evezy valuable tree damaged whether willfolly or by negligence by the licensee or his agents or employees. 21. The licensee shall pay a penalty equal to the royalty value for all timber left on the stump or otherwise wasted through felling the trees higher than necessary or through poor workmanship. 22. The granting of this licence does not imply that there exists within the area in respect of which this licence is granted all or any of the forest produce which the licensee has been authorised to cut, collect or remove under this licence. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests FIRST SCHEDULE (cont.) Supplementary Conditions (if any) [CAP. 213 Chief Forest Officer The ......................... day of ................................................. , 2 ............... . (Stamp) Place of Payment ................................................................. . SCHEDULE OF ROYALTY PAYMENTS (I) INITIAL AND INSTALMENT PAYMENTS Type of Receipt Signature of Date Due Amount Date Paid Receiving Payment No. Officer 91 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 92 CAP. 213] Date Report No. Forests (2) RECORD OF TREES CUT/PRODUCE REMOVED AND SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS JV um her/ Net JJate Value Amount 0! J<.ecezpt Quantity Du Payment No. STANDARD FORM ll NOT TRANSFERABLE Government of Belize Forest Rules (Rule 5) CHICLE LICENCE r;;;;gno ture nf Receiving Officer Original Duplicate Triplicate M ...................................................... of ................................................... . (hereinafter called "the licensee") is hereby licensed, subject to the provisions of the Forests Act, and any rules made and in force thereunder, whether enacted prior to or subsequent to the granting thereof, and to the conditions hereinafter THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 expressed, to bleed, collect and prepare chicle and crown gum to the number of pounds on which royalty has been paid as certified in the Schedule of Payments appended, during a period commencing on .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. and terminating on ............ ......................................... within the tract hereinafter described and to remove from the said tract and appropriate to his own use the chicle and crown gum so prepared. Description of Tract Constituting the Licence Area 2. Payments in respect of this licence shall be made at the rates, times and places specified in the Schedule of Payments appended, and the licence must be produced at the time of making each such payment, except the initial payment, which is made before issue of the licence. Every payment must be certified in the last column of the Schedule of Payments appended as provided in rule 14 of the Forest Rules, and failing such certification the licence will not be valid for the number of pounds in respect of which the payment is made. The non-payment of any instalment within fifteen days of the date on which it becomes due will render this licence liable to cancellation at the discretion of the authority empowered to approve its issue. 3. No chicle in excess of the amount for which royalty has been paid shall be removed from the licence area. 4. No tree tapped shall be less than twelve inches in diameter at breast height, and the tapped surface shall not exceed one half of the circumference of the tree. S. The incisions in the bark must be cut so that they do not cross each other in conveying the gum towards the base of the tree. 6. The incision formed in the bark of the tree must not be more than one inch and a half wide on the outside and must not be the full depth of the bark. 7. The licensee shall, within one month after the expiration of his licence, 93 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 94 CAP. 213] Forests or at any other time on demand by the Chief Forest Officer make a statutory declaration, in such form as may from time to time be prescribed by the Minister, of the number of pounds of chicle or crown gum prepared under this licence, and shall furthermore give fllll information and answer all questions in respect of this licence as may be required of hin1 from time to time by any forest officer. 8. The licensee shall hold himself responsible for the fulfilment by his agents and employees of all conditions of this licence. 9. No chiclero engaged to work in the licence area may work in any other area during the currency of his contract. 10. The granting of this licence does not imply that the quantity of chicle or crown gun1 which the licensee has been authorised to collect is obtainable within the area in respect of which this licence is granted. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests [CAP. 213 FIRST SCHEDULE (cont.) Supplementary Conditions (if any) Chief Forest Officer The ......................... day of .................................................. , 2 ............. . Place of Payment ....................................................... . Date Due SCHEDULE OF ROYALTY PAYMENTS (l) INITIAL AND INSTALMENT PAYMENTS Type of Receipt Payment Amount Date Paid No. (Stamp) Signature of Receiving Officer 95 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 96 CAP. 213] Forests (2) RECORD OF CHICLE/CROWN GUM PRODUCE REMOVED AND SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS Report Number/ Net Date Receipt Signature of Date No. Quantity Value Amount of No. Receiving Due Payment Officer STANDARD FORM III NOT TRANSFERABLE Original Duplicate Triplicate Government of Belize Forest Rules (Rule 5) FOREST PERMIT TO EXPLOIT FOREST PRODUCE FROMSALVAGEAREAS THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Forests [CAP. 213 In consideration of a payment of ........................................................ ./100 dollars and such further payments hereafter to be made as are hereinafter set forth, the holder of this Permit is, subject to the Forests Act, and all rules and regulations made and in force there1mder during the currency of this Permit whether enacted prior to or subsequent to the granting thereof, permitted to fell, cut and remove timber/forest produce to the extent and within the limits specified below subject to the conditions endorsed on this Permit. Permit Holder Name ................................................ Residence ....................................... . Trees that may be cut Minimum girth at breast height/above buttresses Description of Area Quantity of timber/forest produce that may be cut or collected Royalty rate per tree/cubic foot, etc. Quantity of timber on which royalty has been paid Details of further payments to be made Where payment is to be made Date of issue of Permit Date of expiry of Permit 97 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 98 CAP. 213] Forests Conditions 1. No tree may be cut until the royalty due on it has been paid. 2. The registered property mark of the holder of this permit shall be impressed on the stump of, and on each log obtained from, every tree felled under this pennit before any timber is removed from the felling site. 3. Subject to the approval of the District Forest Officer, the permit holder shall be entitled to clear the forest growth on roads, camp sites, barquediers and to utilise for camp buildings, bridges and repair of wagons and slides, limited quantities of forest produce of no present commercial value. The permit holder shall not fell or wilfully damage any immature mahogany or cedar tree. 4. The permit shall be produced at any reasonable time for inspection at the request of any Forest Officer. 5. All timber from trees cut under this permit must be removed from the licensed area by the end of the year in which it was cut or by the date of expiry of the permit. Any timber not removed by the specified date shall be forfeited to the Crown unless the Chief Forest Officer is satisfied that failure to remove the timber was due to circumstances beyond the permit holder's control. All timber so forfeited shall be disposed of as ordered by the Chief Forest Officer. 6. The licensee shall within one month of the expiry of this pennit or at any other time on demand by the Chief Forest Officer make a statutory declaration in such form as may from time to time be ordered by the Minister, of the number of trees or forest produce cut, collected or removed under this permit and shall furthennore give foll infom1ation and answer all questions by a Forest Officer in respect of this permit as may be required of him from time to time. 7. The permit holder shall be responsible for the prevention of fire in the licensed area and in the event of fire, he, his agents and employees shall do all THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests [CAP. 213 in their power to extinguish the fire. 8. The pennit holder shall hold himself responsible for the fulfilling by his agents and employees of all the conditions of this permit. 9. The granting of this permit does not imply that there exists within the area in respect of which this licence is granted all or any of the forest produce which the licensee has been authorised to cut, collect or remove under this licence. Supplementary Conditions (if any) Chief Forest Officer (Stamp) Date ................................................................... . Place of Payment ................................................. .. 99 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 100 CAP. 213] Date Due Forests SCHEDULE OF ROYALTY PAYMENTS (1) INITIAL AND INSTALMENT PAYMENTS lype of Keceipt Amount Date Paid Payment No. (2) RECORD OF TREES CUT/PRODUCE REMOVED AND SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS Signature nf Receiving Officer Report Number/ Net Date Receipt Signature of Date Value Amount of Receiving No. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE Quantity Due Payment [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. No. Officer REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests [CAP. 213 STANDARD FORM IV NOT TRANSFERABLE Bk.............. No ................ /2 ............ . Government of Belize Forest Rules (Rule 5) PETTY PERMIT FOR FOREST PRODUCE IN FOREST RESERVES AND NATIONAL LANDS M .................................................... of .................................................... .. in consideration of the payment of ...................................................... ./100 dollars, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and subject to the provisions of the Forests Act, and any rules made and in force thereunder, and to the conditions hereinafter expressed, is hereby permitted to cut/collect and remove the following Forest Produce. Kind ...................................... No ........................... at ............................ . value $ ................................................ in the ............................................ . Forest Reserve/National Land area at ........................................................ . Conditions 1. 2. 3. Date of expiry ............................................................................... . Date ............................... . Chief Forest Officer Senior Forest Officer 101 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. 1 Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 102 CAP. 213] Forests SECOND SCHEDULE STANDARD FORM V NOT TRANSFERABLE Government of Belize Forest Rules (Rule 23) Original Duplicate Triplicate No ....................... .. PERMIT TO RESIDE, CULTIVATE OR CAMP IN A FOREST RESERVE Pem1ission is granted to .............................................................................. . of............................................................................. to reside/cultivate/ camp on .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . acres in the ..................................... . Forest Reserve for a period of ........................................................... on the following conditions 1. The permit holder shall demarcate the area clearly as directed by a Forest Officer. 2. The permit holder and his family shall at all times assist Forest Officers in the prevention and extinction of :fires and the prevention and detection of forest offences in the ................................. Forest Reserve. 3. In the event of the breach of any of the conditions of this permit, the permit may be cancelled on three months' notice and all property of the permit holder remaining in the area at the expiration of this period shall be liable to be forfeited to Government. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests [CAP. 213 4. In the event of this permit being issued subject to any supplementary conditions agreed to by the permit holder and attached hereto such conditions shall be deemed to be conditions of this permit. Supplementary Conditions (if any) Chief Forest Officer Date ................................................................... . 103 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 104 CAP. 213] Forests STANDARD FORM VI NOT TRANSFERABLE Government of Belize Forest Rules (Rule 23) Original Duplicate Triplicate No ....................... .. PERMIT TO GRAZE LIVESTOCK IN FOREST RESERVES M .................................................... of ...................................................... . in the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District in consideration of the payment of ............................................... ( as per General Revenue Receipt No ..................... dated ............................... ) is hereby granted permission subject to the provisions of the Forests Act, and any rules made and in force hereunder and to the conditions hereinafter expressed, to graze ................ .. head of ......................................... and ..................................................... . head of.. ..................... in the .............................. Forest Reserve during the period ending .................................................... on the following conditions: 1. The boundaries of the area in which livestock may be grazed under this permit are as follows: 2. The permit holder shall be held responsible for any fire occurring in the area or its vicinity caused by him, his agents or employees and shall be liable for any damage caused by the fire and the cost of extinguishing it. 3. The permit holder shall keep his livestock within the licensed area and shall be held responsible for herding his stock in such manner as may be ordered by the Forest Officer in charge. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests [CAP. 213 105 4. The grazing fee payable under this permit shall be ..................... per head per annum on animals of the age of one year and over. Supplementcuy Conditions (if any) Chief Forest Officer Date ................................................................... . THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 106 CAP. 213] Forests THIRD SCHEDULE STANDARD FORM VII Forest Rules (Rule 28) WAYBILL Serial No ..................................... B.H .................................... 2 ............ .. Receive from .............................................................................................. . on board the ................................................................. the following goods marked as below and consigned to ............................................................ .. to be delivered at ........................................... Freight ................................ . No. of Pieces Class of Timber Mark on Timber Signature of Carrier The above nun1ber of ........................................................................... were received by me. Signature of Consignee or Agent Date ......................................... . THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests FOURTH SCHEDULE STANDARD FORM VIII NOT TRANSFERABLE Government of Belize Forest Rules (Rule 29) CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF PROPERTY MARK No. .......................... of the year 2 ...... .. [CAP. 213 Mr. ............................................. of ........................................................ . in consideration of the payment of one dollar ( as per General Revenue Receipt No .................. dated ................................................. ) is hereby registered as the owner of the Property Mark of which facsimile is given on the reverse of this, and is licensed subject to the limitations and conditions herein specified, to possess, carry and use a hammer or other implement for impressing on timber the said registered property mark. Subject to the same limitations and conditions he is authorised to employ any agent or employee in the manner herein specified, to carry and use the said hammer or other implement. Conditions 1. The area within which the han1mer or other implement hereby registered maybe used .......................... Forest Reserve/National Land covered by Forest Licence No .................................................................................. . The Private Land of ......................................................... by virtue of Private Permit No ......................................................... or letter of agreement dated ....................................................... . 107 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 10s CAP. 213] Forests 2. The mark must be impressed on all timber cut or owned by the holder. 3. The holder of this certificate shall be responsible for the legitimate use of every hammer or implement registered by him. 4. The certificate shall be returned to the Forest Office within one month of expiry of this certificate whether any use has been made of it or not. 5. Breach of any of the above conditions or of any of the rules made under the Forests Act will render t he certificate liable to immediate cancellation by the Chief Forest Officer. Chief ForestOfjicer Date ........................................... . THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests FIFTH SCHEDULE Forest Rules (Rule 15) [CAP. 213 KOYALTY KALI!.: LlST ANU lVUNliVllJlVl 1(1!.:LLlNG GUUHS The following mmin1tm1 royalty rates and minimtm1 felling girths except in so far as may be otherwise authorised by the Minister shall apply to all licences and permits issued under the Forest Rules to cut, collect, prepare, use or remove forest produce on or from the Forest Reserves or National Lands of Belize. The minimtm1 girth shall be measured on trees without buttresses at four feet three inches from the ground and on trees with buttresses at one inch above the top of them except in the case of pine trees, when the girth will be measured at eighteen inches above the ground. CLASS I (i) TREES AND TIMBER (a) Mahogany and Cedar 109 Honduras mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) and Cedar (Cedrela mexicana) 56 of 1995. will be sold at the following rates per cubic foot true volume and the following minin1tm1 felling giiths shall apply: Minimum felling girtli inches Mahogany Cedar 78 /8 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE Rate per Cubic Foot $1.24 $1.24 [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 110 CAP. 213] Forests Description of Areas AreaA Being all the northern and coastal plain bounded on the North West by the Rio Hondo extending from the Bar upstream to Dos Bocas; on the North by the sea; on the East by the sea extending from Rocky Point Southwards along the coast to the mouth of Golden Stream; the Western boundary extending from Dos Bocas on the Rio Hondo in a South Easterly direction to the mouth of Barber Creek at the entrance of the Hill Bank Lagoon; thence along the Western shore of Hill Bank Lagoon to Ramgoat Creek; thence along Ramgoat Creek and its extension Southward to Labouring Creek; thence along Labouring Creek Eastward to its confluence with the Belize River; thence upstream along the Belize River to Gale Creek; thence in a South Easterly direction to the junction of the Churchyard Road with the Western Highway; thence along the Churchyard Road to the Sibun River; thence along a trail in a South Easterly direction to Bocotora on Cornhouse Creek; thence Southward following an old trail crossing Mahogany Creek to the Caves on the Manatee River; thence following the said trail in a South Easterly direction to an Agricultural Reservation on the Mullins River; thence along the old Mullins River Road to its junction with the Stann Creek Valley Road; thence Westward up this road as far as the Eastern boundary of the estate known as "Lower Half Ossory", thence Southward along the Eastern boundary of this estate to its junction with the Southern boundary of the Silk Grass Forest Reserve; thence Eastward along this said boundary to its junction with the Eastern boundary of the estate known as "The Tiger"; thence along this boundary to the Sittee River; thence by the Eastern boundary of the estate known as "Plenty" as far as its crossing of Cabbage Haul Creek; thence following the foot of the Eastern slope of the hills where these rise from the coastal plain in a South Westerly direction to the source of Golden Stream; thence down stream to the mouth of Golden Stream. AreaB ( 1) Bounded on the North by Blue Creek; on the East by part of THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. 1 Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003 Forests [CAP. 213 the Western boundary of Area A, described above; and on the South by a boundary commencing at the junction of the old Mullins River Road with the Stann Creek Valley Road; thence Westwards along the Stann Creek Valley Koad and Humming Hird Highway to the intersection of this highway and the Eastern botmdary of the private lands known as Roaring Creek Works; thence following the Eastern boundary of Roaring Creek Works and Vachel Keene Estates to Baldy Sibun; thence following the Brunton Trail and the Brunton Trail Road Westward to the junction of this road with the main Mountain Pine Ridge Road; thence following the Mountain Pine Ridge Road Southwards to Guamacallo crossing on the Macal Branch of Belize River; thence downstream along the Macal Branch for about half a mile; thence in a straight line due Westward to the International Frontier between Belize and the Republic of Guatemala; thence following the Western boundary of Belize Northward to Blue Creek. (2) Starting from the mouth of Golden Stream, bounded on the East by the sea and extending Southward to the mouth of the Sarstoon River; thence up the Sarstoon to the International Frontier between Belize and the Kepublic of Guatemala, thence Northward along the said Frontier to the point where the Southern boundary of the Columbia River Forest Reserve meets the Frontier; thence Eastward along the Southern boundary of the said Forest Reserve and Northward by its Eastern boundary up to its junction with the Rio Grande; thence in a North Easterly direction following the foot of the Eastern slopes of the hills where these rise from the coastal plain to the source of Golden Stream; thence downstream to its mouth. AreaC Bounded on the North by the Southern boundary of Area B (1) described above; on the East by part of the Western boundary of Area A described above; on the South by the Northern boundary of Area H (2) described above; on the West by the Belize - Guatemala frontier. Ill THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. I Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. (b) Other Species 56 of 1995. ""3 Local Name Botanical Name Minimum Rate per Alternative Rate per = t"rj CJ). felling girth tree$ cubic foot (true e l;,;I inches cylindrical volume CJ). s > under bark) I~ ~ t"" ~ ~ ~ CJ). 0 Banak Virola koschneyi 72 16.00 $0.24 N >rj l;,;I Mayflower Tabebuia rosea 60 17.00 $0.52 .... t"rj ~ t"" Pine Pinus ssp. 42 14.00 $0.34 N t"rj Podo Podocarpus I guatemalensis 60 14.00 $0.28 "C >-i Santa Maria Calophylium ttl a· ~" fp" brasiliense var. rekoi 72 16.00 $0.24 ;f §" p. c,g z~ Tubroos Enterolobium ~ 5 ~ ~ (D '-' 1--' ~ cyclocarpum 90 8.00 $0.12 8 C"',..,.... (D ~;. i ~ Y emeri (San Juan) Vochysia hondurensis 72 16.00 $0.24 g g- ~ ~ 0 ~ ,, Barba Jolote Caesalpiniaceae, & ~ >+;" i-::, ttl s=- § s ~§. ,re~ Pithecellobium spp. 72 16.00 $0.24 ~ N ~ c., ,, '< ~ Cabbage Bark Lonchccarpus castilloi 72 16.00 $0.24 c:;-0 a· >+; .~ Carbon Tetragastris panamensis 72 16.00 $0.24 Chicle Macho Manikara chicle 72 16.00 $0.24 Cramantee Guarea excelsa 72 16.00 $0.24 ::,:I Nargusta (B:1llwood) t"rj Tenninalia amazonia 72 16.00 $0.24 ;:S Salmwood Cordia alliodora 60 14.00 $0.20 CJ). t"rj Sapodilla Manillara zapota 72 16.00 $0.30 i::i t"rj Tamarind Acacia& i::i :::i Pithecolobium spp. 72 8.00 $0.12 s z N = = w Local Name Botanical Name Minimum Rate Alternatiie Rate per M = felling girth tree$ cubic fee (true = N inches cylindrical) z g ~I Volume under bark)$ ... s "' ~ "' 00 ~ Timbers~et N ectandra, Ocotea & > ,..., "' N Phoebe spp. 72 8.00 $0.12 ~ ~ Billy Webb Sweetia panamenis 60 16.00 $0.30 ~ Bullet Tree Bucida bucera 72 16.00 $0.30 Ceiba i (Cotton Tree) Ceiba pentandra 90 8.00 $0.12 .§ 4-, 0 ~ >. c.i Cortez Tabebuia crysantha 72 14.00 $0.30 ...., .-::: -~ ~ g ]~ Ironwood Dialium guianese 72 8.00 $0.12 s "' ,::; 4-, e .....:i ~ a Pricly Yellow Zanthoxylum spp. 36 8.00 $0.12 ~ii]~ c3 g ;, s Waika C:hewstick Symphonies globulifer 60 8.00 $0.12 CJ p., ..o a ....c:1 - " CJ Chechem ~ ' '1;, 0 cd 0 EZ so ~ (Black poison wood) Metopium brownei 60 14.00 $0.30 "rj s n., "' .-'1 n., CJ~ ~ Mylady Aspidosperma spp. 60 16.00 $0.30 .§ 0:) ~ Silion (Silly Young) Pouteria ssp., Lucuma ~ I & Sideroxzylon 54 16.00 $0.30 "' Grandillo Playmiscium yucatanum 54 14.00 $0.30 N ::s Mapola Bemoullia flammea "' i:.:i Bombax ellipticum 72 8.00 $0.12 .., 0 Negrito Simaruba glauca 60 8.00 $0.12 00 ~ Polak (Balsa) Ochroma lagopus - 8.00 $0.12 ..:I Provision tree Pachira Aquatica 54 8.00 $0.12 ~ .:$ Quamwood (ridge) Schizolobium parahybum 54 8.00 $0.12 s 00 i:.:i ;:i 00 "' = ... ""3 Local Name Botanical Name ,\Iinimum Rate Alternative Rate per = t'rj felling girth tree$ cubic fee (true CJ). e inches cylindricai) l;,;I CJ). s Volume under bark)$ I; > ~ t'" ~ ~ Bastard Mahogany Mosquitoxylum jamaicense 54 8.00 $0.12 ~ CJ). 0 Red Wood Etythroxylon aerclatum 54 8.00 $0.12 N >rj l;,;I Madre Cacao Gl:iricidia sepium 4.00 $0.12 .... t'rj - ~ t'" Mangrove Rhizophora Languncularia N t'rj (mangle) & Avicennia spp. 1.00 I BotanPalm Sabal rnorrisiana - 0.40 "C >-i Cabbage Palm Euterpe & Roystonea spp. - 0.40 ttl a· ~" fp" Moho Helicarpus Belotia & ;f §" p. c,g z~ Hampea spp. - 0.40 ~ 5 ~ ~ (D '-' 1--' ~ Bullhoof (Male) Drypetes brownii 60 8.00 $0.12 8 C"',..,.... (D ~;. i ~ Mylady Poles Aspidosperma megalo-g g- ~ ~ 0 ~ ,, 0.40 ~ >+;" i-::, carpon -ttl s=- § s ~§. ,re~ Rosewood Dalbergia stevensonii - 60.00* ~ N ~ c., ,, '< ~ Zericote Cordia dodecandra - 60.00* c:;-0 a· >+; .~ Fustic Chlorophora tinctoria - 34.00* Logwood Haematoxylum cam pechianum - 34.00* ::,:I t'rj Palomulatto Astronium graveolens - $0.34 ;:S CJ). t'rj i::i t'rj * Rate Per Ton i::i :::i s z N = = w Forests [CAP. 213 CLASS I (ii) All species of trees and timber other than those included in class I (i) of this Schedule. Poles and small trees and timber other than firewood and charcoal. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (a) (b) (c) 1" in diameter over l" up to 3" in diameter over 3" up to 6" in diameter over 6" up to 12" in diameter at a large end over 12" in diameter up to 6" in diameter 6" to 12" in diameter over 12" in diameter under bark $2.00 per 100 $4.00 per 100 $0.20 each $0.40 each $0.80 each $0.30¢ per linear foot $0.04¢ per linear foot $0.08¢ per linear foot (All measurements to be made at the large end under the bark.) CLASS 11 PULPWOOD Prices to be detemrined by individual treaty. 115 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. 1 Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 116 CAP. 213] Forests CLASS III FIREWOOD AND CHARCOAL (1) PERMITS FOR: Firewood for sale, annual permit to cut, expiring 31st December .................................. . Charcoal for sale, annual permit to bum, expiring 31st December ................................. . (2) Quantity permits $10.00 each $50.00 each Firewood per cord........................................ $40.00 to $100.00 (according to quality or locality) CLASS IV MINOR PRODUCT Cohune Nuts ........................................................... . Mangrove Bark ....................................................... . Copal Gum, Licence to bleed (max 100 lbs) ............. . Orchids, Bromeliads and other Wild Ornamentals pcm1it to collect ....................................................... . year $20.00 per ton $0.10¢perbag $0.20¢ per lb $200.00 per Seeds, other plants, and other minor produce prices to be fixed by the Chief Forest Officer. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed b.y the Governm.ent Printer,] No. 1 Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003