NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 23/19

Forest Fire Regulations (Amendment)
under the
Forestry Act

(Filed April 11, 2019)

Under the authority of section 109 of the Forestry Act, I make the following regulations.

Dated at St. John's, April 4, 2019.

Gerry Byrne
Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources

REGULATIONS

Analysis

        1.   S.4 Amdt.
Exceptions

        2.   S.5 R&S
Fire weather index

        3.   S.11 Amdt.
Travel on forest land

        4.   S.12 Amdt.
Use of timber harvesting equipment

        5.   S.13 Amdt.
Logging or industrial operations

CNLR 11/96
as amended

        1. (1) Paragraph 4(b) of the Forest Fire Regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

             (b)  on a sand or gravel beach or quarry if

                      (i)  the fire is located

                            (A)  at a distance of not less than 15 metres from the nearest woods, brush or other flammable material, or

                            (B)  at a distance of not less than 5 metres from the nearest woods, brush or other flammable material and not more than 1.25 metres from a body of water whose surface area exceeds 10 square metres, and

                     (ii)  the fire does not exceed a surface area of 0.4 square metres;

             (2)  Subparagraphs 4(b.1)(iv) and (v) of the regulations are repealed and the following substituted:

                    (iv)  the unit rests on legs or supports and is placed on mineral soil or non-combustible material having a surface area of not less than 1.5 square metres, and

                     (v)  the unit is located not less than 3.5 metres from the nearest woods, brush or other flammable material; or

             (3)  Subparagraphs 4(c)(ii) to (iv) of the regulations are repealed and the following substituted:

                     (ii)  the unit is located on private property and not less than 15 metres from the nearest woods, brush or other flammable material,

                    (iii)  the unit is in good working order and an attendant is on site if the fire weather index is high, very high or extreme, and

                    (iv)  all incinerator ash is totally extinguished before being discarded on mineral soil not less than 15 metres from the nearest woods, brush or other flammable material.

        2. Section 5 of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Fire weather index

        5. (1) Open or outdoor fires are not permitted under paragraphs 4(a), (b) and (b.1) when the fire weather index is very high or extreme.

             (2)  All permits to burn issued under these regulations are invalid when a high, very high or extreme fire weather index exists in the locality for which the permit has been issued.

        3. Subsection 11(2) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

             (2)  The unit or operator shall be equipped with a fire extinguisher containing a minimum of 225 grams of ABC class dry chemical.

        4. Subsection 12(2) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

             (2)  A person shall not use a power saw during the forest fire season unless the exhaust is fitted in accordance with the manufacturer's original specifications with muffler and proper screening or baffling devices to prevent the escape of sparks or particles of burnt carbon and the operator has a fire extinguisher on his or her person containing a minimum of 225 grams of ABC class dry chemical.

        5. Subsection 13(8) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

             (8)  The operating permit may be temporarily suspended by a forestry official if the fire weather index for that locality rises to high, very high or extreme.

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