Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
669 - BUREAU OF FORESTRY (MAINE FOREST SERVICE)
Chapter 21 - STATEWIDE STANDARDS FOR TIMBER HARVESTING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN SHORELAND AREAS
Section 669-21-6 - SLASH TREATMENT

Universal Citation: 01 ME Code Rules ยง 669-21-6

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

A. Timber harvesting and related activities shall be conducted such that slash or debris is not left below the normal high water line of any water body. This section does not apply to minor, incidental amounts of slash that result from timber harvesting and related activities otherwise conducted in compliance with this section.

B. No accumulation of slash shall be left within 50 feet of:

1. the normal high water line of Great Ponds, rivers, non-forested wetlands larger than 10 acres, and tidal waters in the jurisdiction of the Land Use Planning Commission; and,

2. the normal high water line of Great Ponds, rivers, non-forested wetlands larger than 10 acres, and tidal waters in municipalities not subject to the jurisdiction of the Land Use Planning Commission.

Slash actively used to protect soil from disturbance by equipment or to stabilize exposed soil may be left in place, provided no part thereof extends more than 4 feet above the ground.

C. Between 50 feet and 250 feet of the normal high water line of a water body identified in subsection 6.B. above, all slash larger than 3 inches in diameter must be disposed of in such a manner that no part thereof extends more than 4 feet above the ground.

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