1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“biomass” includes residual treetops, branches, foliage, non-merchantable woody stems, flail chipping residue and any other residual products of the forest that are above ground.(biomasse)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Forest Products Commission. (Commission)
“consumer” means the individual or firm that acquires primary forest products for manufacture or sale. (consommateur)
“forest industries” means all persons or corporations engaged in the manufacturing or processing of primary forest products. (industries forestières)
“marketing” means the distribution of goods and services involved in the buying and selling of primary forest products. (commercialisation)
“member” means a member of the Commission and includes the Chair. (membre)
“Minister” means the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf. (ministre)
“primary forest products” means
(produits forestiers bruts)ou
(produits forestiers de base)
(a)
any unmanufactured product of forest trees of hardwood or softwood species, and
(b)
wood chips and biomass produced at or on the harvest site,
(c)
coniferous trees cut for sale as Christmas trees, and
(d)
products from the sap of maple trees.
“private woodlot” means all forest land except:
(terrain boisé privé)
(a)
forest land owned by the Crown;
(b)
forest land owned by a person whose principal business is the operation of a wood processing facility, unless the main function of the wood processing facility is the production of wood chips and biomass at or on the harvest site; and
(c)
forest land consisting of an aggregate area of at least 100 000 ha which is owned by the same person or persons.
“producer” means a person who produces primary forest products for sale from a private woodlot. (producteur)
“Producer Association” includes marketing boards, cooperatives and other associations established for the marketing of primary forest products. (association de producteurs)
“purchased” means the acquisition of wood fibre from sources not under the direct control or ownership of the consumer. (acheté)
“wood fibre” means the plant tissue contained in trees or woody shrubs. (fibre de bois)
R.S.1973, c.F-21, s.1; 1979, c.28, s.1; 1985, c.48, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.51; 2004, c.20, s.31; 2007, c.25, s.1; 2011, c.8, s.1; 2016, c.37, s.80; 2019, c.29, s.181