121. To qualify as a forest producer a person shall(1) own a forest area of not less than 4 hectares in a single block, or be the lessee of such an area of land in the public domain, on which the main income is derived from acericulture or from the production of ligneous matter or Christmas trees;
(2) register any forest area meeting the conditions set out in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph for which he claims a reimbursement of real estate taxes or for which he applies for financial assistance under section 118, and any modification relating to its content or effecting a change in it.
The person shall also, in respect of a registered forest area, undertake to comply with(1) a simple management plan, prepared and signed by a forest engineer, which specifies the identity of the forest producer, the location of the forest area and its description, and sets out the objectives of the forest producer and the forest development work envisaged;
(2) if the person is the owner of a private woodlot of at least 800 hectares in a single block, a general forest management plan and a five-year forest management plan prepared and signed by a forest engineer and approved by the Minister.