New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter II - LANDS AND FORESTS
Part 199 - Taxation Of Forest Land
Section 199.9 - Amendment
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
An approved management plan may be extended or amended by filing a written request with the department indicating the nature and substance of the change. The department will determine the acceptability of the proposed change and shall inform the owner, in writing, of its determination within 10 days of receipt of the request. If the request for change is not approved by the regional forester of the department, the owner may appeal, within 30 days of its receipt, the decision of the regional forester by filing a written appeal to the Director of the Division of Lands and Forests. When a request for change is approved, the department shall inform the owner of the necessary administrative and technical procedures to follow to effect the change in conformance with the rules and regulations.
(a) The owner must submit amendments of the approved management plan whenever necessary to assure the management plan is for a period at least as long as the commitment.
(b) If the owner continues to file the annual commitment form, an amendment to the management plan must be filed every five years to assure the management plan is for a period at least as long as the commitment. The owner also must submit amendments whenever required under section 199.10 of this Part, whenever there is a material change in the acreage or ownership or location of any stands or forest management area, and whenever a cutting changes or will be delayed or substantially altered because of destruction or damage to the forest crop by fire, infestation, disease, storm, flood or other natural disaster, act of God, accident, trespass or war.
