Operational First Nations will have Natural Resource provisions under their Land Codes, including removal requirements. You may want to consider development of laws such as:
- Protection, regulation and granting of Interest/land rights (QC) in Natural Resources
- Fees, stumpage, or royalties to be paid to the First Nation for the removal, extraction or use of minerals, gravels, timber and water from community land and from Allotments or CP lands
- Fees to be paid to the First Nation for permits, licences, and other Interests/land rights (QC) and for applications and administrative processes including registrations
- Hunting, fishing, and management and protection of fish, water fowl, wildlife and their habitat on First Nation land
- Protection and management of flora, fauna and other vegetation for cultural harvesting
Sample Laws:
- Sand and Gravel Removal (law)
- Agriculture (law, permit, policy)
- Tsawout Soil Deposit and Removal
- Tsawout Heritage Policy
- Tsawout Timber Permitting
TIMBER PERMITTING PROCESS
First Nations that have developed a Timber Permitting process – see Attachment “L”
- Tzeachten Timber Cutting and Removal Process and Permit Policy – Aug 2010
- McLeod Lake Indian Band – Forest Management Planning and Cutting Permit Approval Process – Draft of February 9, 2009
- McLeod Lake Indian Band – Application for Development
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation Timber Permit Process – July 2008
SAMPLES
- SAMPLE – Timber Cutting & Removal Process
- SAMPLE – Timber Permit Application
- SAMPLE – Timber Permit