12 §8886. Reports
§8886. Reports The director shall produce the following reports. [PL 1989, c. 555, §12 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 600, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).] 1. Harvesting practices. Utilizing a sample of forest landowner reports and any other appropriate survey methods, the director shall tabulate an annual survey of the methods of harvesting and the harvest […]
12 §8875. Authority (REPEALED)
§8875. Authority (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 555, §11 (RP). PL 1989, c. 600, §B11 (AMD).
12 §8887. Penalties (REPEALED)
§8887. Penalties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 555, §12 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 600, §B11 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 603, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §F49 (RP). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
12 §8876. Forest Resource Assessment Program
§8876. Forest Resource Assessment Program There is established in the Bureau of Forestry a Forest Resource Assessment Program. The purpose of the Forest Resource Assessment Program is to systematically and continually assess the ability of the State’s forests to provide sustainable forest resources and socioeconomic benefits for the people of this State. The Director of […]
12 §8876-A. Forest sustainability
§8876-A. Forest sustainability The director shall establish a process to assess forest sustainability. In developing this process, the director shall build on the principles of sustainability developed by the Northern Forest Lands Council established by Congress in 1990 and the criteria developed by the Maine Council on Sustainable Forest Management pursuant to Executive Order #11 […]
12 §8877. Review and coordination (REPEALED)
§8877. Review and coordination (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 875, §J10 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 528, §G9 (RP). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §G9 (RP).
12 §8877-A. Determination of supply and demand for timber resources
§8877-A. Determination of supply and demand for timber resources The director shall use a variety of methods, including those specified in this section, to assess the status of timber resources, project future demand for these resources and forecast the supply available to meet the projected demands. [PL 1997, c. 720, §11 (NEW).] 1. Forest […]
12 §8878. Reports (REPEALED)
§8878. Reports (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 875, §J10 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 720, §12 (RP).
12 §8878-A. Annual report on clearcutting (REPEALED)
§8878-A. Annual report on clearcutting (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 720, §13 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 532, §1 (RP).
12 §8879. Report on the state of the State’s forests
§8879. Report on the state of the State’s forests The director shall publish a report on the state of the State’s forests every 5 years. The director must submit a copy of the report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over forestry matters by January 1st every 5 years beginning January […]