British Columbia Gazette Part II — B.C. Reg. 82/2007
B.C. Reg. 82/2007
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Volume 50, No. 7
B.C. Reg. 82/2007
The British Columbia Gazette,
Part II
April 10, 2007
B.C. Reg. 82/2007, deposited March 30, 2007, pursuant to the PLANT PROTECTION ACT [Sections 3 (
d) and 8]. Order in Council 164/2007, approved and ordered March 29, 2007.
On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective April 15, 2007, the attached North American Gypsy Moth Eradication Regulation, 2007 is made.
— P. BELL, Minister of Agriculture and Lands; G. CAMPBELL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.
NORTH AMERICAN GYPSY MOTH
ERADICATION REGULATION, 2007
Definitions
1 In this regulation:
"Btk" means the bacterial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki;
"spray eradication zone" means an area referenced in column 1 of the Spray Eradication Table;
"trap eradication zone" means an area referenced in column 1 of the Trap Eradication Table;
"gypsy moth" means the North American gypsy moth.
Eradication of the gypsy moth
(1) Subject to subsection (2), an inspector may do the following in a spray eradication zone during the period set out in column 2 of the Spray Eradication Table opposite the spray eradication zone:
(
a) enter on land in order to carry out an activity referred to in paragraph (
b) or (c);
(
b) search for and remove gypsy moth eggs;
(
c) apply Btk.
(2) An inspector may apply Btk in a spray eradication zone only if
(
a) the application is done in accordance with the Integrated Pest Management Act and its regulations, and
(
b) the inspector is licensed under that Act.
(3) An inspector may do the following in a trap eradication zone during the period set out in column 2 of the Trap Eradication Table opposite the trap eradication zone:
(
a) enter on land in order to carry out an activity referred to in paragraph (
b) or (c);
(
b) search for gypsy moths;
(
c) set or retrieve traps for gypsy moths.
Spray Eradication Table
Item
Column 1
Spray Eradication Zones
Column 2
Applicable Periods of Time
Cedar Hill Spray Eradication Zone (ground spray), comprising
the area outlined in black on the map referenced as Cedar Hill
Spray Eradication Zone (ground spray) in Appendix 1 to this regulation
April 15, 2007 to June 20, 2007
Colwood Spray Eradication Zone (ground spray), comprising the area
outlined in black on the map referenced as Colwood Spray Eradication
Zone (ground spray) in Appendix 1 to this regulation
April 15, 2007 to June 20, 2007
Courtenay Spray Eradication Zone (aerial spray), comprising the area
outlined in black on the map referenced as Courtenay Spray Eradication
Zone (aerial spray) in Appendix 1 to this regulation
April 15, 2007 to June 20, 2007
Saltspring Island Spray Eradication Zone (ground spray), comprising
the area outlined in black on the map referenced as Saltspring Island
Spray Eradication Zone (ground spray) in Appendix 1 to this regulation
April 15, 2007 to June 20, 2007
Trap Eradication Table
Item
Column 1
Trap Eradication Zones
Column 2
Applicable Periods of Time
Cedar Hill Trap Eradication Zone (mass trapping), comprising
the area outlined in black on the map referenced as Cedar Hill
Trap Eradication Zone (mass trapping) in Appendix 2 to this regulation
June 20, 2007 to Oct. 30, 2007
Colwood Trap Eradication Zone (mass trapping), comprising the area
outlined in black on the map referenced as in Appendix 2 to this regulation
June 20, 2007 to Oct. 30, 2007
Ladysmith Trap Eradication Zone (mass trapping), comprising the area
outlined in black on the map referenced as Ladysmith Trap Eradication
Zone (mass trapping) in Appendix 2 to this regulation
June 20, 2007 to Oct. 30, 2007
Saltspring Island Trap Eradication Zone (mass trapping), comprising the area
outlined in black on the map referenced as Saltspring Island Trap Eradication
Zone (mass trapping) in Appendix 2 to this regulation
June 20, 2007 to Oct. 30, 2007
Sidney Trap Eradication Zone (mass trapping), comprising the area outlined
in black on the map referenced as Sidney Trap Eradication Zone
(mass trapping) in Appendix 2 to this regulation
June 20, 2007 to Oct. 30, 2007
Appendix 1
1 The following spray eradication zones are shown on the attached maps:
(
a) Courtenay Eradication Zone (aerial spray);
(
b) Cedar Hill Eradication Zone (ground spray);
(
c) Colwood Eradication Zone (ground spray);
(
d) Saltspring Island Eradication Zone (ground spray).
Appendix 2
1 The following trap eradication zones are shown on the attached maps:
(
a) Cedar Hill Eradication Zone (mass trapping);
(
b) Colwood Eradication Zone (mass trapping);
(
c) Ladysmith Eradication Zone (mass trapping);
(
d) Saltspring Island Eradication Zone (mass trapping);
(
e) Sidney Eradication Zone (mass trapping).
Re: B.C. Reg. 82/2007
Pursuant to
section 6 of the Regulations Act , I hereby exempt from publication the maps in the
schedule to B.C. Reg. 82/2007.
Copies of these maps may be obtained by contacting the Forest Practices Branch, Ministry of Forests and Range, at 250 387-8739, or by visiting the following website:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/gypsymoth/.
— A. LeQuesne, Assistant Registrar of Regulations.
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