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Volume 47, No. 2
B.C. Reg. 18/2004
The British Columbia Gazette, Part II
January 27, 2004

B.C. Reg. 18/2004, deposited January 23, 2004, pursuant to the FOREST AND RANGE PRACTICES ACT [Sections 47 and 141]. Order in Council 21/2004, approved and ordered January 22, 2004.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective January 31, 2004, the attached Invasive Plants Regulation is made.

— M. de JONG, Minister of Forests; G. COLLINS, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

INVASIVE PLANTS REGULATION

Application of sections 16 (2) and 37 (2) of the Act

1 Until June 1, 2004, this regulation applies immediately, despite sections 16 (2) and 37 (2) of the Act, to a forest stewardship plan, woodlot licence plan, range use plan, and range stewardship plan, as applicable.

Invasive plant species specified

2 For the purposes of section 47 of the Forest and Range Practices Act, the prescribed species of invasive plants are as follows:

Weed Species Scientific name


Anchusa Anchusa officinalis
Baby's breath Gypsophila paniculata
Black knapweed Centaurea nigra
Blueweed Echium vulgare
Brown knapweed Centaurea jacea
Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense
Common burdock Arctium minus
Common tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Dalmatian toadflax Linaria dalmatica
Diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa
Field scabious Knautia arvensis
Giant knotweed Polygonum sachalinense
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Hoary alyssum Berteroa incana
Hoary cress Cardaria draba
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale
Japanese knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum
Leafy spurge Euphorbia esula
Marsh thistle Cirsium palustre
Meadow hawkweed Hieracium pilosella.
Meadow knapweed Centaurea pratensis
Nodding thistle Carduus nutans
Orange hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum
Oxeye daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemem
Perennial pepperweed Lepidium latifolium
Plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides
Puncture vine Tribulus terrestris
Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Rush skeletonweed Chondrilla juncea
Russian knapweed Acroptilon repens
Scentless chamomile Matricaria maritima
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius
Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium
Spotted knapweed Centaurea maculosa
St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum
Sulphur cinquefoil Potentilla recta
Tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Yellow iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow toadflax Linaria vulgaris


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