• 21.2. Following a release under section 21.1, the Municipality shall Contact the MNR within 72 hours of the release to provide information on the name of the Drainage Works, the location of the encounter and the location of the release site. 

22. Measures for Dead Snakes 

• 22.1. Where one or more individuals belonging to a snake Species is killed as a result of an Activity in a Work Zone, or if a person undertaking an Activity finds a deceased individual of a snake Species within the Work Zone, the Municipality shall:
  
  
  1. collect and transfer any dead individuals into a Holding Tub outside of direct sunlight; and
     
     
  2. Contact the MNR within 72 hours to seek direction and to arrange for the transfer of the carcasses of the dead individuals. 

ADDITIONAL MITIGATION MEASURES FOR HERBACEOUS PLANTS 

23. Activities Undertaken in Sensitive Areas for Herbaceous Plants 

• 23.1. Where a proposed Activity will occur that involves physical disturbance to vegetated banks or the killing and/or removal of vegetation through chemical or mechanical means in a Sensitive Area for any herbaceous plant Species, the Municipality shall:
  
  
  1. undertake the Activity outside of the Sensitive Period, unless otherwise authorized;
     
     
  2. limit equipment access and operations to the side of the Drainage Works that will minimize disturbances where any of the plant Species occur;
     
     
  3. locate temporary storage sites for excavated sediments or bank materials on areas of upon soil away from where any of the plant species are likely to occur;
     
     
  4. not use any broad-spectrum herbicides in Sensitive Areas; and
     
     
  5. undertake Activities in accordance with any additional site-specific measures provided in writing by the MNR Designated Representative.

ADDITIONAL MITIGATION MEASURES FOR TREE SPECIES 

24. Additional Measures for Butternut 

• 24.1. Where Butternuts may exist in a Work Zone and may be affected by an Activity, the Municipality shall:
  
  
  1. identify and mark as retainable trees all individual Butternut trees within the Work Zone during work planning site visits unless the individual Butternut has been assessed as a non-retainable tree due to Infection by Butternut canker by a person designated by the Minister as a Butternut Health Assessor;
     
     
  2. retain and avoid disturbance to all individuals identified under (a) above that have been identified as retainable trees or that have not been assessed unless otherwise authorized in writing by the MNR Designated Representative;
     
     
  3. conduct Activities by:
     
     
     1. limiting equipment access and operations to the side of the Drainage Works that will minimize disturbance to where any of the individual Butternut Vees occur,
        
        
     2.  working around trees,