Forest Tree Pest Control Act (Chapter 180)

FOREST TREE PE ST CONT RO L C H A PT ER 180 Chap. IRO The Forest Tree Pest Control Act '.7 I. In t his ..\ c t., (a) "rou t r-n l measures" includes mea..su n-s to prevent, re ta rd , s u pprt-ss, crud icate or destroy ; (h) "fores t tree pest" mean:' an y vertebra te or invertebrate anim al o r any virus, fungus, o r bacterium or other o rg a n ism that is injurious to t rees co m mo nly fonnd growin~ in a forest or windb reak or t he products from s uc h t rees and that is des ig nated as a fores t t ree pest in the regula t ions ; (c ) " in fes ta t io n " means a n actual o r potent ia l infes tation or in fection by a fores t t ree pest ; (d) " :\ l in is t e r " mea ns tl w \ l in is te r o f Nat u ra l Res ources /1972,C.4 5.12 (e) " o fficer " mea ns a person ap pointed hv t. he .\I ini s ter for t he purposes o f t h is Ad : (f) " reg n la t io ns" nwa ns t he rf'/!;nlat.ions made under t his .\ l'l . I!)(iX. (' . ·1.'> , s . 1. 2. T he .\ 1inist.er m ay ap po in t. offi('crs for t. he purpose of carry ing o ut t his .. \ c t. I!)(iH, c . ·t:"i, s . '2. 3. An o ff icer, wit h o r without t. ln: co nsr-nt of the owner, may enter upon a ny land between sunrise and s u nse t and make an inspection of the land and the trees and forest products thereon to detect and a ppra ise a n infestation . I0fiS, c . .t!J, s . 3. 4. Wher e in t he o p uuo n of t he M iai s t e r t he co nt ro l o f a n in fes tatio n o n an y land j" i .. t he p u blic in t e rest , the M inister m ay direct an of fice r to e n ter upon t he land and , at t he expe nse o f t he C ro wn, ta ke suc h co nt ro l measu res as he co ns id e rs adv isa b le in t he c irc u msta nces . 10tiS, c . ·l!i, S. -t. 5.-(1 ) No perso n s hall h ind er , obstruct or imped e a n offi cer in t he pe rfor m a nce of h is du ty . ('2) Every pe rso n who co nt ruve nr-s su bsection I is g uilty of a n o ffenr-e and on su rn rn ar v co n v ict ion is liable to a fine of no t more t ha n $ 1,000. I %H, c . 4,1, s . .'> . ,; G. - - ( I ) The Licu u-uu n t (:o\"('r ll or ill (·(lulwillll a.\· Illa k . ' r l'l-': lI la t io us dl' si/!;nati llg iorr"t t ree Pl·.-; !."; for t i l( ' P Ui'! ' ()- l '.-; or t h is Art . (2 ) A llY I't'gu la ti o ll made und er -ub- t-rt io n I lI1a.\ he lim it r d tl'rritorially or as to t ime or ot herwist- J~ )I;S . (' . -1- .1. s. n. E-l