Third Party: Forest Practices Board 1997-FOR-13 The appeal issue was in regard to the sufficiency of evidence and the standard of proof required to find a contravention of unauthorized harvesting under section 96 of the Code. The Board argued, and the FAC accepted, that the correct standard of proof to be applied to administrative penalties under the Code is the civil standard of proof, consistent with the FAC’s decisions in previous appeals.

Appeal dismissed.

FAC Decision: http://www.fac.gov.bc.ca/forestPracCode/1997for13.pdf