F-4.1 - Forest Act

Section 35.5 Disposition versions

2002-09-01

35.5. The annual allowable cut is the maximum volume of timber of a particular species or group of species that may be harvested annually in perpetuity from a given management unit without reducing the productive capacity of the forest environment.

The annual yield is the annual allowable cut for a particular species or group of species, expressed as the volume that may be harvested on average per hectare in an area intended for forest production, taking into consideration the age-class distribution of stands in the area concerned, the silvicultural techniques that may be applied and the bio-physical characteristics of the area.

Where the forest area contains high-quality hardwood or softwood species, the annual yield must be established taking into consideration the silvicultural techniques that permit not only to maintain the yield in volume but also to increase the quality of the timber harvested.

2001, c. 6, s. 30.