Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Each approved management plan shall
contain the following:
(1) application number
provided by the department;
(2)
identification of the owner and the tract;
(3) a narrative listing of the merchantable
forest crops to be continually produced upon the eligible tract as a result of
the implementation of the approved management plan;
(4) a narrative listing of endangered and
threatened species known to exist on the eligible tract;
(5) a type map drawn neatly in ink which
shall include the following:
(i) boundaries
of eligible forest land drawn at a scale acceptable to the department;
ineligible land or lands not to be included under this Part must be clearly
identified on the map and acreage(s) individually indicated;
(ii) stands or forest management areas within
eligible tract delineated as to number and acreage;
(iii) physical features such as buildings,
roads, streams and power lines identified;
(iv) north arrow;
(v) name, address and title of person who
prepared the map and the date prepared;
(vi) name and address of owner of the tract;
and
(vii) application number
provided by the department;
(6) a listing of the stands, or forest
management areas, that comprise all of the forest land to be committed pursuant
to the management plan. The listing shall include the following information for
each stand or forest management area:
(i)
stand or forest management area number;
(ii) stand type or forest management area
types;
(iii) diameter class or
classes;
(iv) site class;
(v) acreage estimated to the nearest whole
acre;
(vi) species composition
expressed as a percentage;
(vii)
basal area;
(viii) identification
of every area more than an acre in size that is not eligible;
If the listing is by forest management area, the management
plan shall also identify stand numbers and estimated stand acreages for each
stand within each forest management area;
(7) a work schedule for each of the next 15
years, which shall contain all commercial and noncommercial cuttings, road
construction and other treatments needed for continued certification. The
approved management plan shall prescribe noncommercial treatments necessary to
attain the production of the selected merchantable forest crops specified in
paragraph (3) of this subdivision. Such noncommercial treatments shall be
accomplished at not less than the greater of the following rates:
(i) 10 acres per year; or
(ii) five percent of the total acreage in the
certified tract needing treatment;
stands which demonstrate a productive capacity of less than
50 cubic feet per acre per year may be exempted from the noncommercial
treatment requirement where the selected merchantable forest crops specified in
paragraph (3) of this subdivision do not economically justify such
treatment;
(8) a
description of compatible or supportive uses that are desired by the
owner;
(9) a description of any
cuttings or removals of merchantable forest crops during the past three years,
including the date, location and cutting prescription of such cuttings or
removals; lands from which a merchantable forest crop has been cut or removed
within three years prior to the time of application will be ineligible for
certification unless such cutting or removal was accomplished under a forest
management program designed to provide for the continuing production of
merchantable forest crops; and
(10)
the signature and typed or printed name of the forester who prepared or
supervised the preparation of the management plan and the date prepared,
together with certification by the forester that all land shown as eligible
land on the type map is forest land as defined in section
199.1 of this Part.
(b) In addition to the information
required by subdivision (a) of this section, the following information shall be
provided at least 30 days prior to any commercial harvest cutting or
noncommercial cutting. No commercial harvest cutting or noncommercial cutting
may be commenced before approval of the department within 30 days of receipt of
such information in a manner acceptable to the department:
(1) management system or systems on the
portion of the tract to be cut;
(2)
identification of the stands or forest management area(s) to be cut and
approximate acreage to be cut within the stands or forest management area(s);
cutting prescription with approximate average basal areas before and after the
cut; merchantable forest crop or crops to be cut and volume by species;
specifications to accommodate endangered or threatened species, if
any;
(3) description of necessary
road layout and erosion control and sediment control measures;
(4) description of noncommercial work, if
any, to be undertaken on the area to be cut; and
(5) the name and address of the person under
whose supervision the harvest will be conducted.
(c) The owner shall have the right to select
management systems and cutting prescriptions, provided they are consistent with
the approved management plan and designed to assure the continuing production
of merchantable forest crops identified in the approved management plan.
Noncommercial cuttings scheduled for an eligible tract must be completed during
the year in which they are scheduled.
(d) Grazing by domestic animals is prohibited
on all eligible tracts.
