(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “District board” means any district forestry board created under this subtitle. (c) “Landowners” means any person owning woodlands, located in the State. (d) “Natural resources” means forests, fish and game, water and waterpower, soils, minerals, and all other similar sources of wealth. (e) “Woodlands or forest lands” means […]
Forests, timberlands, woodlands, and soil resources of the State are basic assets, and the proper use, development, and preservation of these resources are necessary to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the State. It is the policy of the State to encourage economic management and scientific development of […]
The Department shall administer forest conservation practices on privately owned forest land and manage publicly owned forest lands. Representatives of the United States Forest Service and the Cooperative Extension Service may meet with the Department in an advisory capacity. The Department shall keep a record of its proceedings. The Department and the district boards shall […]
The Department may promulgate rules and regulations to administer this subtitle. The Secretary shall enforce every provision of this subtitle, and offer assistance to any district board. He shall disseminate information concerning minimum rules of forest practice adopted in the forestry districts in the State, maintain inspection of forest management practices necessary to make this […]
The Department shall divide the State into convenient districts, having due regard for the character and extent of the timber stand, similarity of forest problems, convenience of administration, and other pertinent factors. It shall establish, by appointment, in each district created, a district forestry board of at least five members. The appointments to the district […]
(a) The district forestry board shall: (1) Promote private forestry by assisting landowners in forest management, planting trees, conservation and development of tree crops, and protection of forests from fires, insects, and diseases; (2) Make available to landowners the services of a forester and advise them with regard to their forest and tree crop problems; (3) Assist the county […]
The forester shall: (1) Make plans for management and reforestation of forest, woodlot, and tree crop orchards; (2) Assist landowners of the district in marketing their forest products; (3) Hold meetings of county or local forest fire wardens, lookouts, guards, fire fighters, and others to instruct them in methods of forest fire prevention and extinction; (4) Enlist the cooperation […]
(a) (1) (i) Any person engaged in a forest products business shall have a forest product operator’s license issued by the Department. (ii) The license is secured from the Department for every type of forest products manufacturing plant. (iii) Before any sawmill or other plant is erected for the manufacture of lumber or other forest products or when the location […]
The Department may accept for the State any appropriation of money for any forest conservation purpose made out of the federal treasury by any act of Congress. The Department is the forest authority for the expenditure and administration of the funds. The Treasurer of the State is the custodian of money the State receives from […]
This subtitle does not apply to clearing woodlands for reservoirs, military, naval, agricultural, communication and transmission lines, industrial sites, railroads, residential, or recreational purposes; nor does it apply to maple tree camps or to the business of gathering maple sugar or syrup.
