California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 4 - Forest Practices
Subchapter 5 - Northern Forest District Rules
Article 4 - Harvesting Practices and Erosion Control
Section 934.7 - Timber Operations, Winter Period
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
During the Winter Period:
(a) Mechanical Site Preparation and timber harvesting shall not be conducted unless a Winter Period operating Plan is incorporated in the timber harvesting Plan and is followed, or unless the requirements of subsection (c) are met. Cable, helicopter and balloon Yarding methods are exempted.
(b) The Winter Period operating Plan shall include the specific measures to be taken in the winter operating period to avoid or substantially lessen erosion, soil movement into Watercourses and soil compaction from Timber Operations. A Winter Period operating Plan shall address the following subjects:
(c) In lieu of a Winter Period operating plan, the RPF can specify the following measures in the THP:
The provisions of this subsection do not apply to Mechanical Site Preparation preparation.
1.
Amendment filed 12-4-89; operative 2-1-90 (Register 89, No. 50).
2.
Amendment of subsections (a), (b) and (c)(3) filed 2-11-91; operative 3-13-91
(Register 91, No. 14).
3. Amendment of subsection (c)(1) filed
11-19-2010; operative 1-1-2011 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
4554.5(a)
(Register 2010, No. 47).
4. Amendment of subsections (a), (b) and
(b)(3), new subsection (b)(12) and amendment of subsection (c)(1) filed
6-11-2014; operative 1-1-2015 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
4554.5
(Register 2014, No. 24).
5. Change without regulatory effect
amending section filed 12-20-2017 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2017, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4551, 4551.5 and 4553, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4512, 4513, 4527, 4562.5, 4562.7 and 4582, Public Resources Code.