A-18.1 - Sustainable Forest Development Act

Section 48 Disposition versions

2010-04-01

48. The allowable cuts determined by the chief forester with regard to forest development activities carried out before 1 April 2018 are annual allowable cuts. They correspond, for a given development unit or local forest, to the maximum volume of timber of a particular species or group of species that may be harvested annually, in perpetuity, without diminishing the productive capacity of the forest, while at the same time taking into account certain sustainable forest development objectives having to do, for instance, with the natural dynamics of forests, including their composition and age structure, and diversified forest use.

The allowable cuts determined by the chief forester with regard to forest development activities carried out after 31 March 2018 correspond, for a given development unit or local forest, to the maximum volume of timber of a particular species or group of species that may be harvested annually, while at the same time ensuring the renewal and evolution of the forest on the basis of the applicable sustainable forest development objectives, including those having to do with

(1)  the sustainability of forests;

(2)  the impact of climate change on forests;

(3)  the natural dynamics of forests, including their composition, age structure and tree distribution pattern;

(4)  the maintenance and improvement of the productive capacity of forests; and

(5)  the diversified use of forests.

2010, c. 3, s. 48.