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Volume 53, No. 2

B.C. Reg. 34/2010

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

February 9, 2010

B.C. Reg. 34/2010 , deposited January 29, 2010, pursuant to the PLANT PROTECTION ACT [Sections 3 (

d) and 8]. Order in Council 61/2010, approved and ordered January 29, 2010.

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, 2010, the attached North American Gypsy Moth Eradication Regulation, 2010 is made.

— S. THOMSON, Minister of Agriculture and Lands ; I. CHONG, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .

NORTH AMERICAN GYPSY MOTH

ERADICATION REGULATION, 2010

Definitions

1 In this regulation:

"Btk" means the bacterial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki;

"gypsy moth" means the North American strain of gypsy moth;

"Harrison Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone" means the area outlined in black on the map referenced as the Harrison Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone in the Appendix to this regulation;

"Richmond Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone" means the area outlined in black on the map referenced as the Richmond Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone in the Appendix to this regulation.

Eradication of the gypsy moth

(1) Subject to subsection (2), an inspector May do the following in the Harrison Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone and the Richmond Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone during the period beginning April 15, 2010, and ending June 30, 2010:

(

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 gypsy moth treatment 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 the Harrison Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone and the Richmond Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone during the period beginning April 15, 2010, and ending June 30, 2010:

(

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.

Appendix

1 Harrison Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone

2 Richmond Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone

Re: B.C. Reg. 34/2010

Pursuant to

section 6 of the Regulations Act , I hereby exempt from publication the maps attached to B.C. Reg. 34/2010.

These maps May be viewed during regular office hours at the offices of the BC Ministry of Forest and Range, Forest Practices Branch, Ninth Floor, 727 Fisgard Street, Victoria BC V8W 1R8, telephone 250-356-6810 or by visiting the following website: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/gypsymoth/2010/treat_10.htm. – Gail Nash, Registrar of Regulations .

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