Private land owners are subject to other federal and provincial legislation. All provincial legislation can be viewed on the BC Laws website at http://www.bclaws.ca. Key legislation relevant to private land includes, but is not limited to:
| LEGISLATION | APPLICATION |
|---|---|
| Assessment Act | Classification and valuation of managed forest land |
| Assessment Act: Managed Forest Land and Cut Timber Values Regulation | Determination of land and cut timber values:
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| Assessment Act: Prescribed Classes of Property Regulation | Class 7- Managed Forest Land |
| Drinking Water Protection Act | Drinking water protection, guidelines, permits, contraventions, and plans |
| Environmental Management Act | Environmental protection and emergency measures |
| Environmental Management Act Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation | Burning restrictions, requirements for designated smoke sensitivity zones, exemptions, penalties |
| Fisheries Act | Fish habitat protection and pollution prevention, harmful alteration of fish habitat |
| Integrated Pest Management Act | Prohibitions and authorization of pesticide use and sale, compliance, offences and appeals |
| Integrated Pest Management Act: Integrated Pest Management Regulation | Regulates the sale, use and handling of pesticides including licences, certificates and permits, notices, records and reporting |
| Land Act | Land registry, offences, Crown grants, bodies of water, trespass, surveys |
| Water Sustainability Act | Licensing, diversion, ground water protection, offences |
| Water Sustainability Act: Water Sustainability Regulation | Expropriation of land, changes in and about a stream |
| Wildfire Act | Protection requirements, government authority, administrative remedies and cost recovery |
| Wildfire Act: Wildfire Regulation | Fire prevention, hazard assessment & abatement, control, exemptions, cost recovery, administrative penalties |
| Wildlife Act | Critical wildlife areas, endangered and threatened species |