Private land owners are subject to other federal and provincial legislation. All provincial legislation can be viewed on the BC Laws website at http://www.bclaws.ca. Key legislation relevant to private land includes, but is not limited to:
LEGISLATION | APPLICATION |
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Assessment Act | Classification and valuation of managed forest land |
Assessment Act: Managed Forest Land and Cut Timber Values Regulation | Determination of land and cut timber values:
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Assessment Act: Prescribed Classes of Property Regulation | Class 7- Managed Forest Land |
Drinking Water Protection Act | Drinking water protection, guidelines, permits, contraventions, and plans |
Environmental Management Act | Environmental protection and emergency measures |
Environmental Management Act Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation | Burning restrictions, requirements for designated smoke sensitivity zones, exemptions, penalties |
Fisheries Act | Fish habitat protection and pollution prevention, harmful alteration of fish habitat |
Integrated Pest Management Act | Prohibitions and authorization of pesticide use and sale, compliance, offences and appeals |
Integrated Pest Management Act: Integrated Pest Management Regulation | Regulates the sale, use and handling of pesticides including licences, certificates and permits, notices, records and reporting |
Land Act | Land registry, offences, Crown grants, bodies of water, trespass, surveys |
Water Sustainability Act | Licensing, diversion, ground water protection, offences |
Water Sustainability Act: Water Sustainability Regulation | Expropriation of land, changes in and about a stream |
Wildfire Act | Protection requirements, government authority, administrative remedies and cost recovery |
Wildfire Act: Wildfire Regulation | Fire prevention, hazard assessment & abatement, control, exemptions, cost recovery, administrative penalties |
Wildlife Act | Critical wildlife areas, endangered and threatened species |