Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) For purposes of
this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Class" as referenced in
RSA 79-A:2,
V, means land enrolled in current use as
forest land;
(2) "Grade" as
referenced in
RSA 79-A:2,
V, means land having a physical geography
affecting timber harvesting costs by the presence or absence of the following:
a. Steep slopes;
b. The presence of boulders and rock
outcrops;
c. Ravines;
d. Wetland or bodies of water; or
e. Any other physical attributes;
(3) "Location" as referenced in
RSA 79-A:2,
V, means characteristics affecting
accessibility to the land, by the presence or absence of the following:
a. Legal restrictions to access;
b. Abutting a maintained public highway;
or
c. Any other characteristics
affecting accessibility;
(4) "Site quality" means the capacity of a
parcel of land to produce wood, including factors that affect management, as
follows:
a. The quality of the soil;
b. The climate and elevation;
c. Physical geography; or
d. Any other factors that would affect the
management of the land; and
(5) "Type" as referenced in
RSA 79-A:2,
V, means the mix of tree species, as listed
in
Cub
304.06(a).
(b) Forest land shall be one of the
following:
(1) A tract of undeveloped land
actively devoted to, or capable of, growing trees of any age including the
production or enhancement of one the following:
a. Forest products;
b. Maple sap;
c. Naturally seeded Christmas trees;
or
d. Wildlife habitat;
or
(2) A certified tree
farm.
(c) Forest land
that has been subjected to clear cutting shall still qualify as forest land
under the forest class type prior to the clear cut until it can be determined
by the subsequent re-growth that the forest class type has undergone a
change.
(d) A landowner that has
conducted clear cutting for the purposes of converting the forest land to farm
land shall:
(1) Notify the municipal
assessing officials in writing, or by filing a completed CU-18 "Notice of
Change in Current Use Assessment" at the time the change in category is made;
and
(2) Provide an updated map with
the corresponding change.
(e) Forest land stand types, pursuant to
Cub
304.06(a), shall:
(1) For stands sufficiently uniform in
species composition, be classified at a minimum of 10 acre forest types;
or
(2) Be classified by the number
of acres according to forest type.
#5591, eff 2-25-93; ss by #6720, eff 3-27-98; ss by #8571,
eff 2-18-06 (from Cub 304.03); amd by #8825, eff
2-23-07
