21. The Minister may, on the conditions determined by the Minister, entrust the management of a teaching and research forest to a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching or research.
The organization carries on authorized forest development activities subject to the conditions set out in the management agreement. The conditions may depart from the forest development standards prescribed by government regulation if the Minister considers it justified for research purposes.
If forest development activities include the harvesting of timber that may be used by a wood processing plant, the destination to which the timber is sent must be approved by the Minister.