OPERATIONAL AND SITE PLANNING REGULATION

PART 7 - RANGE USE PLANS

Division 1 - Definitions

B.C. Reg. 107/98 Deposited April 2, 1998
O.C. 0426/98 effective June 15, 1998 (Consolidated to December 12, 2003)

• OPERATIONAL PLANNING REGULATION
  • PART 1 - INTERPRETATION
  • PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION
  • PART 3 - FOREST DEVELOPMENT PLANS
  • PART 4 - LOGGING PLANS
  • PART 5 - SILVICULTURE PRESCRIPTIONS
  • PART 6 - STAND MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTIONS
  • PART 4.1 - SITE PLANS
  • PART 7 - RANGE USE PLANS
    • Division 1 - Definitions
    • Division 2 - Information Supplied by District Manager
    • Division 2.1 - Range Use Plan Content
    • Division 2.2 - Amendment of Range Use Plan to Protect Forest Resources
    • Division 3 - Notice, Review and Comment
  • PART 8 - RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS
  • PART 9 - COMMUNITY WATERSHEDS
  • PART 10 - GREEN-UP
  • PART 10.1 - UNGULATE WINTER RANGE, IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE AND FOREST ECOSYSTEM NETWORK

PART 7 - RANGE USE PLANS

Division 1 - Definitions

Definitions

52. In this Part:

"key area" means land subject to a Range Act agreement that is a monitoring site for grazing identified by the district manager under section 52.2(c)

"properly functioning condition" means the ability of a stream, river, wetland or lake, and its riparian area, to

(a) withstand normal peak flood events without experiencing accelerated soil loss, channel movement or bank movement,

(b) filter runoff, and

(c) store and safely release water;

"range readiness criteria" means criteria that indicate when the range is ready for grazing or harvesting based on a combination of soil moisture conditions and the phenological stage of plants;

"riparian area" means an area of land that

(a) is adjacent to a stream, river, lake or wetland, and

(b) contains vegetation that, due to the presence of water, is distinctly different from the vegetation of adjacent upland areas;

"stubble height" means the height of plants remaining after harvesting or grazing.

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