MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                      797

CUTTING, OF TREES OF DESIRABLE SPECIES AND CONDITION;

(II) PROVIDE FOR RESERVING FOR GROWTH AND
SUBSEQUENT CUTTING, A SUFFICIENT GROWING STOCK OF
THRIFTY TREES OF DESIRABLE SPECIES TO KEEP THE LAND
REASONABLY PRODUCTIVE; AND

(III)   PREVENT CLEAR-CUTTING, OR LIMIT THE
SIZE OF A TRACT TO BE CLEAR-CUT IN AREAS WHERE
CLEAR-CUTTING WILL SERIOUSLY INTERFERE WITH PROTECTION
OF A WATERSHED, OR IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A SUITABLE
GROWING STOCK TO INSURE NATURAL REPRODUCTION.
HOWEVER, ANY RULE DEALING WITH CLEAR-CUTTING SHALL
ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE BY WHICH ANY OPERATOR OF FOREST
LAND MAY SECURE A PERMIT TO CLEAR-CUT PARTICULAR LANDS
UPON PROOF THAT BE HAS A BONA FIDE INTENTION OF
DEVOTING THE LAND TO OTHER THAN FOREST USE; THAT THE
LANDS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPOSED USE; AND THAT
DEVOTING THE LANDS TO THE NEW USE WILL NOT SERIOUSLY
INTERFERE WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE WATERSHED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 394 of the Code.
The sentence proposed for deletion
beginning with "A local board" and ending
with "objective of this subheading" has
been transferred to paragraph 10 of
subsection 5-606 (a). The only other
changes made are in style.

5-607. DUTIES OF [[DISTRICT]] FORESTER.
THE [[DISTRICT]] FORESTER SHALL:

(1)    MAKE PLANS FOR MANAGEMENT AND REFORESTATION
OF FOREST, WOODLOT, AND TREE CROP ORCHARDS;

(2)    ASSIST LANDOWNERS OF THE DISTRICT IN
MARKETING THEIR FOREST PRODUCTS;

(3)   HOLD MEETINGS OF COUNTY OR LOCAL FOREST FIRE
WARDENS, LOOKOUTS, GUARDS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND OTHERS TO
INSTRUCT THEM IN METHODS OF FOREST FIRE PREVENTION AND
EXTINCTION;

(4) ENLIST THE COOPERATION OF LANDOWNERS IN
PROTECTION OF THEIR FORESTS FROM FIRE, INSECTS, AND
DISEASE;

(5) MAKE AN ANNUAL WRITTEN REPORT OF HIS