Pulpwood agreement
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Pulpwood agreement
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a pulpwood agreement allows the holder of a woodfibreprocessing facility to harvest Crown pulp timber, if sufficient quantities of raw materialare not available to the holder from other sources. An agreement covers a 25-year term,may be replaceable every ten years and applies to a large area in one or more timbersupply areas. Harvesting authority is provided through a timber sale licence where thelicensee is responsible for all operational planning, development, basic silviculture andforest protection. [Ministry of Forests -- Government of British Columbia]
83-531d 5. A pulpwood agreement shall: (a) Be for a term not exceeding 25 years, with "evergreen replacement" at ten- year intervals; (b) Describe an area of land as ...
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