Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) At the time of
application for current use assessment, or at any time after enrollment into
current use, landowners requesting documented forest stewardship assessment
shall submit the following supporting documentation:
(1) A statement of current and past forestry
accomplishments, including an explanation of deviations from the objectives of
the past plans;
(2) A map as
defined in Cub 301.11; and
(3) One
of the following:
a. A letter from the New
Hampshire Tree Farm Committee confirming certified tree farm status;
b. A current certificate documenting the
land's conformance with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standard (SFI) or
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-US Forest Management Standard;
c. A forest stewardship plan that includes:
1. A title page with the following:
(i) Complete ownership information;
and
(ii) Complete mailing
address;
2. Date plan is
being submitted;
3. Term of plan:
(i) Effective dates; or
(ii) Expiration date;
4. A statement of forest stewardship
objectives;
5. Current forest stand
type descriptions;
6. Current
management prescriptions that address the following:
(i) Timber;
(ii) Fish and wildlife habitat;
(iii) Soil;
(iv) Water quality;
(v) Recreational resources;
(vi) Aesthetic values;
(vii) Cultural features;
(viii) Forest protection;
(ix) Wetlands; and
(x) Threatened and endangered species and
unique natural communities;
7. A boundary maintenance schedule;
8. An access development and road maintenance
plan, if applicable; and
9. The
signature of:
(i) A New Hampshire licensed
forester; or
(ii) A person exempted
from licensure under RSA 310-A:98 II, if the person meets the qualifications
for licensure in RSA 310-A:104; or
d. A completed Form CU-12 "Summary of Forest
Stewardship Plan for Current Use Assessment" as described in Cub 309.06.
(b) A
landowner receiving documented forest stewardship assessment shall,
periodically, at intervals of 5 or more years after the initial documented
stewardship assessment, provide to the municipal assessing officials upon their
request:
(1) An update of the information
contained in Cub 304.07 (a) (1) through (3); or
(2) A statement that either the current
forest stewardship plan satisfying Cub 304.07 (a) (1) through (3), or the
current CU-12 form has not expired.
(c) When the ownership changes for land
enrolled in current use receiving the documented forest stewardship assessment,
the new landowner shall have 6 months from the date of the ownership change to:
(1) Remove the documented forest stewardship
assessment by filing a CU-18 "Notice of Change in Current Use Assessment" as
described in Cub 309.07; or
(2)
Continue the documented forest stewardship assessment by providing the
municipal assessing official evidence of continued stewardship by submitting:
a. Supporting documentation satisfying Cub 304.07(a) (1) through (3); or
b. A
statement that either the current forest stewardship plan satisfying Cub 304.07(a)(1) through (3) or the current CU-12 form has not expired and an updated
title page containing the new landowner's information and expiration
date.
(d) If
the landowner fails to provide the documentation sought under Cub 304.07 (b) or
(c), the municipal assessing official or their designee shall remove the
documented forest stewardship assessment by completing and filing a Form CU-18
"Notice of Change in Current Use Assessment".
#8571, eff 2-18-06 (from
Cub
304.03(h)); ss by #9427, eff 4-1-09;
ss by #9680, eff 3-19-10; ss by #10103, eff 4-1-12; ss by #10290, eff 3-21-13;
ss by #10538, eff 4-1-14
