California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 4 - Forest Practices
Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules
Article 12 - Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings
Section 963 - Intent for Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) All Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse crossings in the Logging Area shall be planned, constructed, reconstructed, used, maintained, removed, abandoned, and deactivated in a manner that:
(b) Such planning, construction, reconstruction, use, maintenance, removal, Abandonment, and Deactivation shall occur in a manner that considers safety and avoids or substantially lessens significant adverse impacts to, among other things:
(c) The RPF may propose exceptions to the Rules of this Article if explained and justified in the Plan and found by the Director not to result in a Significant Adverse Impact on the Environment.
(d) Exceptions may also be provided through application of Fish and Game Code § 1600 et seq. and shall be made an enforceable part of the Plan in accordance with 14 CCR §§ 1039, 1040, 1090.14, 1092.26, 1092.27, 1094.23, or 1094.24, as appropriate.
(e) For Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids and for Planning Watersheds immediately upstream of, and contiguous to, any watershed with listed anadromous salmonids all Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse crossings shall be planned, designed, constructed and reconstructed, used, maintained, abandoned, deactivated, and removed in accordance with 14 CCR §§ 956.9, subsections (a) and (c).
(f) The provisions of Article 11 for Northern District that apply in Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids and in Planning Watersheds immediately upstream of, and contiguous to, any watershed with listed anadromous salmonids shall not apply to a Plan that is subject to:
1. New
article 12 (sections 963-963.7) filed 8-4-83; designated effective 10-1-83
(Register 83, No. 32).
2. Amendment filed 7-3-86; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 27).
3. Amendment of
first paragraph and subsections (c), (d) and (g) filed 2-11-91; operative
3-13-91 (Register 91, No. 14).
4. Amendment of article and section
headings, repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 6-11-2014;
operative 1-1-2015 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
4554.5
(Register 2014, No. 24).
5. Amendment of subsections (c) and (d) and
amendment of NOTE filed 6-2-2017; operative 1-1-2018 pursuant to Public
Resources Code section
4554.5(a)
(Register 2017, No. 22).
6. 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, 4553 and 4562.5, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4512, 4551.5, 4562.5, 4562.7 and 4597, Public Resources Code; and Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Arcata Natl. Corp. (1972) 59 Cal.App.3d 959, 131 Cal. Rptr. 172.
