Regulation BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 74/2018, effective April 15, 2018.
B.C. Reg. 86/2017 O.C. 111/2017 | Deposited March 7, 2017 effective April 15, 2017 |
Plant Protection Act
North American Gypsy Moth Eradication Regulation, 2017
Definitions
1 In this regulation:
"Btk" means the bacterial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki;
"Elk Lake Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone" means the treatment boundary outlined in black and the drift area shaded grey on the attached map referenced as the Elk Lake Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone;
"gypsy moth" means the North American strain of gypsy moth;
"Port Mann Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone" means the treatment boundary outlined in black on the attached map referenced as the Port Mann Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone.
Eradication of gypsy moth
2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an inspector may do the following in the Port Mann Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone and the Elk Lake Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone during the period beginning April 15, 2017, and ending June 30, 2017:
(a) enter on land in order to carry out an activity referred to in paragraph (b) or (c);
(b) search for and remove gypsy moth eggs;
(2) An inspector may apply Btk in a gypsy moth treatment zone only if
(a) the application is done in accordance with the Integrated Pest Management Act and its regulations, and
(b) the inspector is licensed under that Act.
(3) An inspector may do the following in the Port Mann Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone and the Elk Lake Gypsy Moth Treatment Zone during the period beginning April 15, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018:
(a) enter on land in order to carry out an activity referred to in paragraph (b) or (c);
(c) set or retrieve traps for gypsy moths.
[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Plant Protection Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 365, sections 3 (d) and 8]