No. 154 1st Session, 15th Legislature, Alberta 12 Elizabeth II BILL 154 A Bill respecting Forest Reserves HON. MR. WILLMORE Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1964

General. This Bill replaces and revises The Forest Reserves Act, R.S.A. 1955, c. 119. The principal changes a're the deletion of most sections providing for the use and disposition of land and the man­ agement and protection of forests within the forest reserves. The Forests Act, 1961, and The Public Lands Act are made applicable to the reserves. 2.

Definitions. 3. Application of Act. 4. Personnel. 5. Purpose of reserves. 6. Constitution of forest reserves. 7. Acquisition of land. Present sections 6 and 7 revised.

BILL No. 154 of 1964

An Act respecting Forest Reserves (Assented to , 1964) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent 'Of the Legislative Asse-mlbly of the- Province 'Of Alberta, enacts as f'Oll'Ow,s: 1. This Act may be cited as liThe Forest Reserves Act 1964". I 2. In this Act, (a) "Department" means the Department of Lands and F'Orests; (b) "forest reserve" means an area comprising lands for the time being set aside as a forest reserve pur­ suant to this Act; ( c) "Minister" means the Minister of Lands and Forests. 3.

This Act and the regulations apply to all lands within the boundaries of any forest reserves established pursuant t'O this Act. 4. The Minister may appoint such forest officers as are necessary t'O carry out this Act. 5. All f'Orest reserves within the Province are hereby set apart and established for the conservation 'Of the f'Orests and 'Other vegetation therein and for the maintenance of conditions favourable to an 'Optimum water supply. 6. The lands described in the appendix to the agreement set forth in the

Schedule to

chapter 20 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1948, and to

chapter 59 of the Statutes of Canada, 1947, and any other lands added thereto by amendments are hereby constituted as forest reserves within the Province. 7. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may auth'Orize the Minister (

a) to purchase, expropriate, or 'Otherwise acquire lands within a forest reserve or adj'Oining a forest reserve, (

b) to exchange for land within 'Or adjoining a f'Orest reserve, any available public lands situated outside

8. Regulations. 9. Cancellation of permits. 10. Posting of signs. II. Offences and penalty. 12. Application of· other Acts. 2

the bound~ries of the forest reserve, and to pay compensatIon upon an exchange of land, and (

c) to prohibit or restrict the conduct of any business or c'Ommercial activity on any land situated within the boundaries of a forest reserve . . 8. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regula­tions (

a) governing the pasturage of cattle in forest reserves, (

b) prescribing by signs posted along any forestry road or any part thereof . (

i) the speed limit to be observed on it by all vehicles or by any class of vehicles, and ( ii) directions or orders controlling or prohibiting the movement of any vehicular, pedestrian or other traffic, (

c) regulating or pr'Ohibiting any kind of behaviour or traffic in forest reserves, (

d) respecting the issuance of annual permits for the grazing of stock in forest reserves, and (

e) prohibiting or restricting the use 'Of firearms and air guns in forest reserves. 9. The Minister may at any time cancel a permit or other authorization issued pursuant to this Act. 1.0. No signs shall be posted in a forest reserve except those prescribed by the regulations or authorized by the Minister. 1.1. A person who (

a) contravenes this Act or the regulations or a term or condition of a permit or other authorization issued pursuant to this Act, or (

b) wilfully defaces, knocks down, removes or 'Other­ wise renders illegible or inj ures any sign, signal or obstruction erected or placed in a forest reserve for the direction or safety 'Of traffic or for any other purpose, is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and in de­ fault of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. 12.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in the regulations, The Forests Act, 1961 and The Public Lands Act apply to all public lands within a forest reserve.

(2) Subject to the regulations, (

a) dispositions 'Of public lands in forest reserves 'Other 2

13. 'Repeal of present Act. 14. Commencement of Act. 3

than those relating to timber rights shall be made pursuant to The Public Lands Act, and (

b) dispositions of timber rights on public lands in forest reserves shall be made pursuant to The Forests Act, 1961. 13. The Forest Reserves Act, being

chapter 119 of the Revised Statutes, is repealed. 1,4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 3

No. 154 FIRST SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 12 ELIZABETH II 1964 BILL An A'ct respecting Forest Reserves Received and read the First time Second time 'I'hird time HON. MR. WILLMORE Title: 1964 (15th, 1st) Bill 154,

An Act respecting Forest Reserves