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2088 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 343
TRUNK EIGHT INCHES ABOVE THE GENERAL GROUND LEVEL.
(D) "LANDOWNER" MEANS THE PERSON HOLDING TITLE TO
OR POSSESSING THE LAND OR THE PERSON'S AGENT POSSESSING
THE RIGHT TO CONTRACT FOR THE CUTTING OPERATION THEREON.
(E) "OPERATOR" MEANS ANY PERSON, INCLUDING A
"LANDOWNER", WHO CONDUCTS ANY CUTTING OPERATION.
(F) "PERSON" INCLUDES THE STATE, ANY COUNTY,
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
THE STATE, OR ANY OF THEIR UNITS, OR AN INDIVIDUAL,
RECEIVER, TRUSTEE, GUARDIAN EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR,
FIDUCIARY, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY KIND, OR ANY
PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER ENTITY.
(G) "PINE" MEANS ANY LOBLOLLY (PINUS TAEDA),
SHORTLEAF PINE (PINUS ECHINATA), OR POND PINE (PINUS
SEROTINA).
(H) "SEEDLING" MEANS A YOUNG LOBLOLLY, SHORTLEAF,
OR POND PINE PLANT GROWN FROM SEED AND LESS THAN SIX
INCHES IN DIAMETER.
(I) "TREE" OR "TIMBER" MEANS ANY TREE OF A
CURRENTLY COMMERCIALLY VALUABLE SPECIES WHICH IS SIX
INCHES OR MORE IN DIAMETER.
5-502.
(A) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE
MAINTENANCE AND REPRODUCTION OF THE PINE FOREST RESOURCE
OF THE STATE IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PROVIDES
SIGNIFICANT RECREATIONAL, ESTHETIC, WILDLIFE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AS WELL AS WOOD FIBER ESSENTIAL TO
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE.
(B) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT THE PINE
FOREST RESOURCES OF THE STATE ARE BEING HARVESTED AT A
GREATER RATI THAN THEY ARE BEING REPLANTED OR REPRODUCED.
IT FURTHER FINDS THAT UNLESS MEASURES ARE INSTITUTED TO
ENSURE THAT THE PINE FOREST RESOURCES ARE SUSTAINED, THIS
NATURAL RESOURCE WILL BE DEPLETED TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE
CITIZENS OF THE STATE. CONSEQUENTLY, IT IS THE INTENT OF
THIS SUBTITLE TO REQUIRE THAT WHEN COMMERCIAL CUTTING
OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN THE STATE MEASURES ARE TAKEN
TO ENSURE THAT PINE FORESTS ARE REPRODUCED OR REPLANTED.
5-503.
THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO
ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE.
5-504.
(A) (1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THIS
SECTION, UPON COMPLETION OF ANY CUTTING OPERATION THE
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