This regulation establishes categories for which burning permits are required. Under the regulation, a Category 1 fire is an open fire started or ignited in or within sixty meters of forest land to burn no more than four piles of untreated woody material, each of which does not exceed three meters in width, three meters in length and two meters in height. Category 2 fire is an open fire started or ignited in or within one hundred meters of forest land to burn five or more piles of untreated woody material, each of which does not exceed three meters in width, three meters in length and two meters in height, or one pile of untreated woody material that exceeds three meters in width, three meters in length and two meters in height. Category 3 fire is an open fire started or ignited to burn untreated woody material for the purpose of treating blueberry plants in a blueberry field lying outside the boundaries of a city or town. A Category 4 fire is an open fire started or ignited in or within one hundred meters of forest land to burn untreated woody material for the purpose of clearing land on which agricultural operations are proposed to be carried on or for the purpose of prescribed burning. Under section 3.91, any person applying for a burning permit in respect of a Category 4 fire shall provide the Minister with a burn plan.
Canadá · 1984-08-10