Section 299.2606. Prior reporting; harvest of forest products.

(1) The owner of listed land shall report to the department of intent to harvest on a form prescribed by the department, prior to the cutting, harvesting, or removal of forest products from listed land.

(2)    Cutting, harvesting, or removal of forest products from listed land shall be in accordance with the owner’s forest management plan and limited to descriptions and harvest practices identified on the report.

(3)      Prior reporting is not required for noncommercial timber management operations where no merchantable forest products are cut, sold, given away, utilized, removed, or destroyed.

(4)   The department shall approve a harvest report for a period not to exceed 2 years. If harvesting operations, except transport of products, is not completed within the approved time period, an additional report shall be submitted to the department for the same description.

(5)   The owner shall notify the department of any changes to the harvest described on the approved report, including descriptions, harvest practices, or other terms on the report.

History: 1979 AC; 1987 AACS; 2014 AACS.