The following conditions generally apply to a peat extraction operation located on Crown land:
- Permission to cut wood within a peat lease must be obtained from the local Forest Ranger District Office.
- A minimum setback of 50 m must be maintained between peat workings and adjacent private land unless there is a written agreement between the peat lessee and the adjacent landowner.
- Appropriate approval is required from the Department of Environment and Local Government (i.e. Watercourse Alteration Permit, Certificate of Approval to Operate) before extracting any peat from a peat lease.
- Operators shall be aware that WorkSafeNB has regulations addressing the safe operation of equipment in a peat extraction operation.
- All operators are required to have a reclamation plan approved by the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development and to rehabilitate the area they have worked within a Crown Peat Lease.