Fishery-Type Regulations as Applied to the Primary Forest Industry
(A Parody)*
1. | Logging will begin at 6.00 a.m., 15 June, and close at 6.00 p.m., 1 October, in even numbered townships and sections. |
2. | Logging will be permitted on Tuesdays and Fridays, subject to extension or restriction by field announcements. |
3. | A logging licence, to cost $25.00, must be purchased prior to 1 April. |
4. | It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use, employ or operate a power-driven saw for the purpose of removing timber. |
5. | Hand axes must have a blade of less than four inches but more than three inches, with a handle to exceed 18 inches. |
6. | No logger shall have in his possession more than one axe. |
7. | Each axe shall be legibly marked with the registration number and initials of the operator. |
8. | No axe shall be placed or operated less than 600 feet from any other axe. |
9. | No logging truck shall be longer than 30 feet overall, except trucks that logged prior to 1 January, 1960. |
10. | Trees with cones can be harvested only prior to 31 July. |
* | Bevan, D.E., “Methods of Fishery Regulation”, The Fisheries: Problems in Resource Management, Seattle, 1965. |