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2089
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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OPERATOR OR LANDOWNER SHALL LEAVE UNCUT AND UNINJURED AT
LEAST EIGHT CONE-BEARING LOBLOLLY, SHORTLEAF, OR POND
PINE TREES 14 INCHES OR LARGER IN DIAMETER ON EACH ACRE
CUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEEDING. IF EIGHT CONE-BEARING
LOBLOLLY, SHORTLEAF, OR FOND PINES 14 INCHES IN DIAMETER
ARE NOT PRESENT ON ANY ACRE, THE OPERATOR OR LAWNOWNER
LANDOWNER SHALL LEAVE UNCUT OR AND UNINJURED IN PLACE OF
EACH CONE-BEARING LOBLOLLY, SHORTLEAF, OR POND PINE TREE
OF THE REQUIRED DIAMETER, AT LEAST TWO CONE-BEARING PINE
TREES OF THE NEXT LARGEST DIAMETER THERE STANDING.
TREES LEFT UNCUT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR THE PURPOSE
OF RESEEDING SHALL BE HEALTHY, WINDFIRM, WELL-DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT EACH ACRE, AND WITH WELL-DEVELOPED CROWNS
POSSESSING A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CONES TO REFOREST THE
AREAS AFFECTED BY THE CUTTING OPERATION.
(2) CONE-BEARING PINE TREES NEED NOT BE
RESERVED IF THERE ARE AT LEAST 400 LOBLOLLY, POND, OR
SHORTLEAF PINE SEEDLINGS ON EACH ACRE WHICH ARE VIGOROUS,
HELL DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT, AND FREE TO GROW UPON
COMPLETION OF THE CUTTING OPERATION.
(B) INSTEAD OF LEAVING PINE TREES OR SEEDLINGS
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) AND (B), THE AREA WHERE ANY
CUTTING OPERATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED MAY BE REFORESTED
PURSUANT TO A PLAN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
5-505.
(A) AN OPERATOR MAY NOT COMMENCE ANY CUTTING
OPERATION UNLESS HE FIRST OBTAINS AN APPROVED PLAN FOR
LEAVING PINE TREES OR SEEDLINGS OR AN APPROVED
REFORESTATION PLAN FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
(B) AN OPERATOR PROPOSING TO LEAVE PINE TREES OR
SEEDLINGS UNDER SECTION 5-504 UPON COMPLETION OF ANY
CUTTING OPERATION SHALL DELIVER TO THE DEPARTMENT ON A
FORM PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR
TO COMMENCING ANY CUTTING OPERATION, A STATEMENT OF
INTENT TO LEAVE PINE TREES. THE STATEMENT SHALL SPECIFY
THE METHOD OF SELECTING THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF
CONE BEARING PINE TREES OR SEEDLINGS AND SHALL BE
APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
(A) A CUTTING OPERATION MAY NOT COMMENCE UNLESS
SEED TREES HAVE BEEN RESERVED OR A REFORESTATION PLAN HAS
BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE REFORESTATION PLAN
SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE LANDOWNER OR HIS AGENT AND SHALL
BE DESIGNED TO ASSURE THE REPRODUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF
GROWTH OF YOUNG, VIGOROUS PINE TREES.
(C) (B) AN OPERATOR OR LANDOWNER PROPOSING TO
REFOREST ANY AREA OF A CUTTING OPERATION SHALL DELIVER A
REFORESTATION PLAN TO PURSUANT TO AN APPROVED PLAN SHALL
NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO
INITIATION OF THE CUTTING OPERATIONS. THE REFORESTATION
PLAN SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE LANDOWNER OR HIS AGENT AND
SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ASSURE THE REPRODUCTION AND
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