Offence and penalty respecting unauthorized cutting, removal or possession of timber
67(1)Except as authorized under this or any other Act or a regulation under this or any other Act, or by the Minister, no person shall
(a)
cut down or damage timber on Crown Lands,
(b)
remove from Crown Lands timber or any other property belonging to the Crown, or
(c)
be in possession of timber from Crown Lands.
67(2)A person who violates or fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence punishable under Part II of the
Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category H offence.
67(2.1)Notwithstanding subsection 56(8) of the
Provincial Offences Procedure Act, and subject to subsection (2.2), the minimum fine that may be imposed by a judge under that Act in respect of a violation under subsection (1) shall be one thousand dollars.
67(2.2)Where a judge is satisfied that an offence under subsection (1) was committed for financial advantage, the minimum fine that may be imposed by the judge under the
Provincial Offences Procedure Act in respect of a violation under subsection (1) shall be ten thousand dollars.
67(3)Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.17
67(4)Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.17
67(5)Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.17
67(6)Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.17
67(7)Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.17
67(8)Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.17
67(9)Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.17
67(10)Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.17
67(11)Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.17 1983, c.24, s.30; 1986, c.27, s.17; 1990, c.61, s.30; 1996, c.14, s.6; 2001, c.26, s.2; 2004, c.30, s.2; 2005, c.27, s.1