227-I:1 Declaration of Purpose. – It is hereby recognized and declared that accurate and detailed information concerning the state’s forest resources and uses is essential to planning for the multiple use and perpetuation of those resources and that the welfare of the state is served by making such information as complete, current, and available […]
227-I:10 Tabulation of Statistics. – The director shall require each mill registered in a given year to submit, on or before January 31 of the following year, a tabulation by species and volume of primary forest products processed during the preceding calendar year on the basis of the International 1/4 Inch Rule, or its […]
[RSA 227-I:11 repealed by 2022, 53:3, effective December 1, 2023.] 227-I:11 New Hampshire Low-Grade Timber and Wood Emerging Market Commission. – I. There is established a commission to study the state of the existing low-grade timber and market economy and new and emerging markets for low-grade timber and wood products. II. The members of […]
227-I:2 Duties and Authority of the Director. – I. The director shall: (a) As far as other duties may permit, carry on an educational course of lectures and other public information programs and activities on forests and forest resources and conduct exhibits on forestry at state facilities and at fairs and other similar public […]
227-I:3 Education and Promotion. – I. The governor shall annually proclaim one week during the month of May, as recommended by the director, as forest conservation week, to encourage the proper care and utilization of the state’s forest resources. The governor shall urge forest landowners to observe the occasion by seeking professional forestry advice […]
227-I:4 Recommended Forest Management Practices. – The director shall coordinate an effort to produce educational tools that identify recommended voluntary forest management practices for sites or practices which are ecologically sensitive due to soils, wildlife habitat, and other unique natural features such as high elevations, steep slopes, deer wintering areas, riparian zones, sensitive soils, […]
227-I:5 State Forest Advisory Board. – The director may appoint a state forest advisory board, the chairperson of which shall be elected annually by the members of the board. The advisory board shall be representative of diverse forest interests and geographic regions of the state and shall advise and assist the director in carrying […]
227-I:6 Forest Resources Inventory and Assessment. – I. The director, under the guidance of the state forest advisory board and within the limits of available financial and other resources, shall undertake an inventory, assessment, and analysis of the forest resources of the state at least every 10 years. Such inventory and assessment, whenever practicable, […]
227-I:7 Elements of the Inventory and Assessment. – The inventory shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: I. Forestland ownership and management objectives. II. Quantity and quality of timber and forestland in the state. III. Efficiency of utilization of forest products. IV. Contribution to energy needs being made by wood. V. […]
227-I:8 Forest Resources Plan. – Based on the inventory and assessment prepared pursuant to RSA 227-I:6 and RSA 227-I:7, the director, with the advice and assistance of the state forest advisory board and within the limits of available financial and other resources, shall prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature at least […]
227-I:9 Primary Wood Processing Mills; Wood Concentration Yards; Registration; Penalty. – I. In order to protect and develop the state’s forest resources, provide for the safety of woodlands from fire in relation to primary wood processing mills, and to respond to forest health threats, such mills and wood concentration yards shall be registered by […]
