§ 1001. State agency to cooperate with individuals, public agencies and United States government.
§ 1001. State agency to cooperate with individuals, public agencies and United States government. The Department of Agriculture is the agency of the State assigned plenary authority and responsibility in public forestry functions, in the conduct of which it may cooperate with individuals and public agencies including agencies of the United States in programs concerned […]
§ 1002. State Forestry Fund.
§ 1002. State Forestry Fund. (a) The State Forestry Fund is continued, to which shall be credited all amounts appropriated by the General Assembly of the State for the administration of Chapters 10, 26 and 91 of this title and all amounts received through cooperation with the United States government under the act of Congress […]
§ 1003. Disposition of fines; report by courts of forestry law cases.
§ 1003. Disposition of fines; report by courts of forestry law cases. (a) All moneys received from fines imposed under Chapter 10, 26 or 91 of this title or any laws enacted for the protection of forest lands shall be paid to the Department of Agriculture and shall be deposited to the State of Delaware […]
§ 1004. Agreements for prevention of forest fires.
§ 1004. Agreements for prevention of forest fires. (a) The Department of Agriculture may enter into agreements for the prevention and suppression of forest fires with county, municipal and private agencies owning or controlling woodlots, forest or wild lands, or whose activities in whole or in part are directed toward the prevention and suppression of […]
§ 1005. Educational and research activities.
§ 1005. Educational and research activities. The Department of Agriculture may, so far as other duties will permit, carry on educational lectures and conduct exhibits on forestry within this State in the various colleges and schools of this State, and may also advance forestry education by publication. All colleges and schools supported in whole or […]
§ 1006. Distribution of tree seeds and seedlings.
§ 1006. Distribution of tree seeds and seedlings. The Department of Agriculture may procure, produce, sell and distribute forest tree seeds and seedlings for the purpose of establishing windbreaks and forest growth upon denuded or nonforested lands within this State, in such quantities and under such regulations as are prescribed by the Department. 72 Del. […]
§ 1007. Sale of surplus trees.
§ 1007. Sale of surplus trees. The Department of Agriculture may sell to forestry departments, boards or commissions of neighboring states any surplus supply of young forest trees that it has on hand for which there is no demand within the State, under an understanding that the same shall be distributed under regulations substantially similar […]
§ 1008. State forests, parks, experimental stations and demonstration areas.
§ 1008. State forests, parks, experimental stations and demonstration areas. The Department of Agriculture may: (1) Acquire in the name of the State, by purchase, gift or otherwise, lands for the establishment of state forests, state forest parks, experimental stations and demonstration areas, and to hold, manage, regulate, control, maintain and utilize the same, but […]
§ 1009. Receipt of gifts; leases; expenditures.
§ 1009. Receipt of gifts; leases; expenditures. (a) The Department of Agriculture may, subject to the approval of the Governor: (1) Receive gifts, donations, contributions and leases of land; (2) Enter into long-term leases or cooperative agreements with private persons, groups of persons, or the federal government through any of its agencies or departments for […]
§ 1010. Qualifications and appointment of State Forester.
§ 1010. Qualifications and appointment of State Forester. The Department of Agriculture shall employ a State Forester, who shall be a technically trained forester of not less than 2 years’ experience in professional forestry work. 72 Del. Laws, c. 235, § 2;