The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
LAWS GOVERN
timber CUT
District Ranger Erickson OF
Tower Sends Notices With
Laws.

NoW tiido tilc season IOr cutting
cordwood and timber is on, although
not very active this winter, it has been
deemed wise by District Ranger A. M.
Erickson of Tower, to send out the rules
and regulations concerning the cutting
of timber and the disposal of slash.
Mr.. Erickson states that although this
law has been in effect since 1927, there
are a large number who fail to re-
member or do not choose to do, SO.
The laws regarding timber cutting
passed in 1927 are as follows:
Section. 10. Notices to be posted be-
fore timber is cut-Before any person
shall cut or cause to be cut, any timber
upon any land in, upon, or adjoining
any forest or wild area within this state,
such person shall post in a con-
spicuous place in some camp building
on the premises where such cutting is
to be done Cor if there be no such
building then on and at the northwest
corner of each forty acre governmental
subdivision or at the nearest CORES
ponding point in each fractional sub
division of such lands) notice in the
English language containing the name
and poStoffice address of such person,
and also containing full description
of all the lands upon which such cut
ting is to be done, designating the
same by each forty acre governmental
subdivision or fraction thereof with
the proper section, town and range;
which said notice shall be kept con-
tinuously so posted during the entire
time that such cutting is being done.
And each year before any such timber
is cut, such person shall send true
and correct copy of each such notice.
together with statement of the kind
of products proposed to be cut, and who
is to be responsible for the disposal of
slaShings and debris resulting from
such. cutting, by registered letter,
properly enveloped, sealed, postage pre-
paid, and addressed to the State For
ester, State Capitol Building, ST. Paul,
Minnesota.
Any person who fails to post and send
such notice as in this section required
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
or imprisoned in the county Jail for
not less than twenty-five days. Pro-
vided, however, that the provisions of
this section shall not apply to any
person who shall be engaged In cutting
cord wood Or other fuel wood upon
his own land or engaged in cutting
timber for clearing any land actually
owned and occupied by him.
Any person, who, and any municipal
ity or political subdivision of this
state which cuts, or fells any timber
or brush of any kind in clearing land
for any public road bed or right-of- way,
or for any other purpose. shall, before
starting such operations, notify the
forester in writing, describing such in
tended operations, which notice shall
be sent by registered letter, properly
enveloped, sealed, postage prepaid and
addressed to the State Forester, State
Capitol Building, st. Paul, Minnesota.
Section 10. Slash disposal when no
recommendations are made-In all
cases not herein provided for, where
timber is cut in, upon or adjoining any
forest land and no specific directions
are given by the forester for the dis
posal of slashings and debris resulting
therefrom, all such slashings and adj
joining timber land or (anO any public
highway, railroad, portage or lake
shore, shall nevertheless be piled in
separate and compact piles ready for
burning, which piling shall be done by
the person by or for whom such timber
was cut and Immediately after said
cutting is done and while such slash
inpS are still green