Infested Places Order

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At Ottawa, Ontario on May 14, 2007

IN THE MATTER OF A BROWN SPRUCE LONGHORN BEETLE INFESTATION WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF HALIFAX, COLCHESTER AND HANTS, IN THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA;

AND

PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 15(3) OF THE PLANT PROTECTION ACT, S.C. 1990, C 22;

Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Infested Places Order Second Revision

IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT the places set out in the Containment area and forming part of this Order are declared to be infested with the Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle (Tetropium fuscum) and the movement of the pest, spruce logs, bark and wood chips is prohibited and restricted out of the Containment area.

AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

Interpretation

1. In this Order,

Prohibitions or Restrictions of Movement

2. (1) No person, except an inspector, shall move the pest into or out of the Containment area unless authorized to do so beforehand by an inspector, in writing, under and in accordance with a Movement Certificate.

3. Notwithstanding subsections 2(2), (3) and (4) of this Order, no Movement Certificate is required to transport:

1. wood that has been heat treated to attain a minimum core temperature of 56°C for 30 minutes;
2. lumber produced by facilities registered by a Grading Agency;
3. spruce stems or branches having a maximum diameter equal to or less than 10 centimetres (4 inches) or;
4. (d) spruce wood chips with a size less than 4 cm in at least two dimensions.

4. Notwithstanding subsections 2(2), (3) and (4) of this Order, no Movement Certificate is required to transport regulated articles:

1. that have been harvested and are being moved within the Containment area or;
2. that are being imported into or exported from Canada via any Port within the Containment area.

5. The Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Infested Places Order, 1st Revision, dated July 12, 2001, is superceded by this Order.

________________________
Chuck Strahl
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Schedule

Parts of the Counties of Halifax, Hants and Colchester, within the Province of Nova Scotia as described below within the metes and bounds description and as illustrated in the attached map.

Metes and Bounds

(Note: The first set of geographic coordinates are in the projection Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 20T ("E" - Easting, "N" - Northing). The second set of geographic coordinates are the same UTM coordinates just converted to Latitude and Longitude ("N" - North, "W" - West). Both sets of coordinates are in the datum North American Datum 1983 (NAD83).

Commencing at a point, west of the community Upper Tantallon, where a water course (that leads south from Mill Lake) enters the St. Margaret's Bay. E- 429441, N- 4949104 / 44° 41' 30.614" N, -63° 53' 25.743" W

Thence proceeding north to the shore of Mill Lake. E- 429156, N- 4950023 / 44° 42' 0.293" N, -63° 53' 39.148" W

Thence proceeding north along the west shore of Mill Lake, to the watercourse that leads from Coon Pond. E- 429057, N- 4951310 / 44° 42' 41.963" N, -63° 53' 44.289" W

Thence proceeding north along the water course connecting Mill Lake and Coon Pond, to the south shore of Coon Pond. E- 429081, N- 4952293 / 44° 43' 13.825" N, -63° 53' 43.69" W

Thence proceeding east along the east shore of Coon Pond to the point where it intersects with the power line. E- 429189, N- 4952589 / 44° 43' 23.455" N, -63° 53' 38.929" W

Thence proceeding northeast along the power line to the intersection with Highway 101. E- 437925, N- 4963823 / 44° 49' 30.412" N, -63° 47' 6.77" W

Thence proceeding northwest along Highway 101 to the intersection with the Halifax/Hants County line. E- 436683, N- 4965451 / 44° 50' 22.774" N, -63° 48' 4.06" W

Thence proceeding northeast along the county line to the intersection with Highway 354. E- 443765, N- 4973696 / 44° 54' 52.091" N, -63° 42' 44.8" W

Thence proceeding south along Highway 354 to the intersection with the power line. E- 444024, N- 4972247 / 44° 54' 5.21" N, -63° 42' 32.411" W

Thence proceeding northeast along the power line to the intersection with Highway 214. E- 457402, N- 4984823 / 45° 0' 56.079" N, -63° 32' 26.251" W

Thence proceeding northwest along Highway 214 to the intersection with Highway 14. E- 456712, N- 4985803 / 45° 1' 27.685" N, -63° 32' 58.079" W

Thence proceeding east along Highway 14 to the intersection with Highway 2 (in the community called Milford Station). E- 465888, N- 4989021 / 45° 3' 13.771" N, -63 25' 59.575" W

Thence proceeding south along Highway 2 to the intersection with the Musquodoboit Road. E- 465470, N- 4987596 / 45° 2' 27.52" N, -63° 26' 18.332" W

Thence proceeding east along the Musquodoboit Road to the intersection with the Milford Road. E- 465870, N- 4987596 / 45° 2' 27.589" N, -63° 26' 0.049" W

Thence proceeding east along the Milford Road to the intersection with the Cooks Mill Road. E- 469248, N- 4985827 / 45° 1' 30.82" N, -63° 23' 25.258" W

Thence proceeding north on Cooks Mill Road to intersection with Highway 224. E- 470463, N- 4987888 / 45° 2' 37.795" N, -63° 22' 30.174" W

Thence proceeding north on Highway 224 to the intersection with the Saint Andrews River Road. E- 469309, N- 4991389 / 45° 4' 31.071" N, -63 23' 23.695" W

Thence proceeding east on Saint Andrews River Road to the intersection with the Coldstream Road. E- 474779, N- 4990248 / 45° 3' 54.874" N, -63° 19' 13.314" W

Thence proceeding northeast on the Coldstream Road to the intersection with the Alton Road. E- 477228, N- 4996450 / 45° 07' 16.2" N, -63° 17' 16.2" W

Thence proceeding north on the Alton Road to the intersection with the Stewiacke Road. E- 477085, N- 4997103 / 45° 7' 37.299" N, -63° 17' 28.995" W

Thence proceeding east along the Stewiacke Road to the intersection with Meadowvale Road. E- 493201, N- 5001772 / 45° 10' 9.8" N, -63° 5' 11.5" W

Thence proceeding southeast along the Meadowvale Road to the intersection with Benview Mountain Road. E- 497137, N- 5002639 / 45° 10' 38.016" N, -63 2' 11.177" W

Thence proceeding south along the Benview Mountain Road to the intersection with Highway 224. E- 499375, N- 4995552 / 45° 6' 48.374" N, -63° 0' 28.3604" W

Thence proceeding west along Highway 224 to the intersection with Mosse River and Mooseland Road. E- 494812, N- 4992721 / 45° 5' 16.564" N, -63° 3' 57.333" W

Thence proceeding south on the Mosse River and Mooseland Road to the intersection with Barren Road. E- 494951, N- 4992229 / 45° 5' 0.624" N, -63° 3' 50.956" W

Thence proceeding south along the Barren Road to the intersection with the Higginsville Road. E- 494633, N- 4989087 / 45° 3' 18.794" N, -63° 4' 5.381" W

Thence proceeding southwest along the Higginsville Road to the intersection with South Road. E- 491507, N- 4986046 / 45° 1' 40.135" N, -63° 6' 28.118" W

Thence proceeding southwest on the South Road to the intersection with Murchyville Road. E- 487775, N- 4984840 / 45° 1' 0.857" N, -63° 9' 18.558" W

Thence proceeding south on the Murchyville Road to the end where it intersects at a "T" junction with a local loose surface road. E- 502713, N- 4970932 / 44° 53' 30.498" N, -62° 57' 56.312" W

Thence proceeding west along the loose surface road to the eastern shore of Lake Charlotte. E- 500591, N- 4970385 / 44° 53' 12.789" N, -62° 59' 33.058" W

Thence proceeding north along the east shore of Lake Charlotte to the west shore of Lake Charlotte, then proceeding south along the west shore to the point where it meets the end of the Upper Lakeville Road. E- 502895, N- 4960642 / 44° 47' 57.019" N, -62° 57' 48.226" W

Thence proceeding south on the Upper Lakeville Road to the intersection with Highway 7. E- 502023, N- 4958213 / 44° 46' 38.311" N, -62° 58' 27.952" W

Thence proceeding west on Highway 7 to the meets the east shore of the East Arm of Jeddore Harbour. E- 499323, N- 4958376 / 44° 46' 46.602" N, -63° 0' 30.805" W

Thence proceeding south along the east shore of Jeddore Harbour to the Atlantic Ocean. E- 500000, N- 4949365 / 44° 41' 51.6" N, -63° 0' 0" W

Then proceeding west along the south coast of the Province of Nova Scotia to the point of commencement as described and illustrated.