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CA Pub Res Code § 4691 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 3 - Reforestation Studies and Plans|Section 4691.

4691.  It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the welfare of the people of this state that the need for wood, lumber, poles, piling, wood pulp and other forest products, augmented by the growth of population, requires all forest lands to be kept in a fully productive condition. It is further declared that there are within the state more than two million acres of burned and cutover lands not now contributing adequately to the growth of forest crops nor to the economy of the state. It is further declared to be in the interest of the people of California that the state determine feasible means and methods for reforesting nonproducing forest lands to the end that all forest lands will be eventually brought up to their maximum growth capacity.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4692 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 3 - Reforestation Studies and Plans|Section 4692.

4692.  The department may make surveys and prepare maps setting forth the areas of nonrestocking forest lands.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4693 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 3 - Reforestation Studies and Plans|Section 4693.

4693.  The department may undertake experiments and studies, on lands owned by the state or made available by private owners through cooperative agreements pertinent to determining costs and feasible methods of reforestation by planting, seeding, release of natural seedlings from competing brush, or other procedure deemed promising of the desired results, and involving also brush removal and control, soil preparation and control of rodents or other destructive organisms.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4694 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 3 - Reforestation Studies and Plans|Section 4694.

4694.  Experimentation and studies shall be conducted with the advice and cooperation of the University of California School of Forestry.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 56, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4695 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 3 - Reforestation Studies and Plans|Section 4695.

4695.  The department may collect the additional seed required, increase the capacity of state nurseries, purchase the necessary equipment and employ the necessary personnel to effectuate the purposes of this article.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 4 - Gifts of Land and Contributions|Section 4701.

4701.  The director, upon the recommendation of the board, may accept on behalf of the state gifts of land suitable for forestry purposes or suitable for the purposes of reforestation or afforestation, and may receive contributions from any source for the purchase, or the care and maintenance, of such land. The recommendation of the board shall be made by resolution duly adopted at a regular meeting.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 4 - Gifts of Land and Contributions|Section 4702.

4702.  The acceptance of the land or contributions shall be subject to such conditions or restrictions as the board deems advisable. Any conditions or restrictions required by the board shall be clearly set forth in the resolution of the board which recommends acceptance of the land or contributions and in the instruments of conveyance.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 4 - Gifts of Land and Contributions|Section 4703.

4703.  Before accepting conveyance of the land, the director shall have the title examined. The director shall not accept title unless a good and merchantable title free and clear of all taxes, liens, or other financial encumbrances is shown to be vested in the grantor or donor. The title shall be passed upon and approved by the Attorney General.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 92. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 5 - Forest Insect and Plant Disease Control|Section 4712.

4712.  As used in this article:(a) “Owner” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, or association.(b) “Timberland” means any land which has enough timber, standing or down, to constitute, in the judgment of the board, an insect or pine beetle infestation breeding ground or plant disease hazard of a nature to constitute a menace, injurious and dangerous to timber or forest growth.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 5 - Forest Insect and Plant Disease Control|Section 4713.

4713.  Pine beetles and other insect pests or plant diseases which are harmful, detrimental and injurious to timber and forest growth are a public nuisance.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 5 - Forest Insect and Plant Disease Control|Section 4714.

4714.  Every owner of timber or timberlands shall control or eradicate the insect pests or plant diseases on lands owned by the owner or under the owner’s control. If the owner does not do so the work may be performed as provided in this article.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 93. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4714.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 5 - Forest Insect and Plant Disease Control|Section 4714.5.

4714.5.  The movement of eucalyptus wood containing live Eucalyptus Longhorn Borers or their larvae in trucks or trailers is prohibited. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 225, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 5 - Forest Insect and Plant Disease Control|Section 4715.

4715.  The department, in accordance with policy established by the board, may enter into agreements with any owner and with any agency of government, including the federal government, for the purpose of controlling or eradicating forest insects or plant diseases damaging or threatening destruction to timber or forest growth, and it may make expenditures for that purpose.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 408, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4716 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 5 - Forest Insect and Plant Disease Control|Section 4716.

4716.  (a) Whenever the director determines that there exists an area that is infested or infected with insect pests or plant diseases injurious to timber or forest growth and that the infestation or infection is of such a character as to be a menace to the timber or timberlands of adjacent owners, the director, with the approval of the board, may declare the existence of a zone of infestation or infection, and describe and fix its boundaries.(b) If the director declares the existence of a zone of infestation or infection pursuant to subdivision (a), the department or its agents may go upon state and private lands within the zone of infestation or infection and shall cause the infestation or infection to be eradicated or controlled in a manner that is approved by the board.(c) (1) Within a zone of infestation or infection, the department may remove live vegetation directly adjacent to dead or dying vegetation that is substantially at risk of infestation or infection.(2) The department may also remove soil that harbors or could reasonably harbor insects or pathogens injurious to timber or forest growth, and that have the potential to facilitate the spread of insects or pathogens to live trees or could substantially increase the risk of subsequent infestations or infections.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 365, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4717 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 5 - Forest Insect and Plant Disease Control|Section 4717.

4717.  The department may make the necessary surveys and appraisals to obtain pertinent data and information on insect infestations and disease infections. The department may make expenditures for that purpose.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4718 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 5 - Forest Insect and Plant Disease Control|Section 4718.

4718.  If the director determines that insect or disease control work within the designated zone of infestation or infection is no longer necessary or feasible the director shall, with the approval of the board, dissolve the zone.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 94. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 6 - Preservation of Big Trees|Section 4721.

4721.  It is the policy of the state to preserve as far as possible the species Sequoia gigantea in the interest of conservation, both of soil and of the species itself, and for the benefit of present and future generations.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 6 - Preservation of Big Trees|Section 4722.

4722.  Upon the finding of the Department of Parks and Recreation or the director, or both, that any Sequoia gigantea grove is suitably situated and is of a size and character which justifies its preservation by and for the public, it is the policy of the state to acquire the grove for preservation and conservation purposes.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4723 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 6 - Preservation of Big Trees|Section 4723.

4723.  Pursuant to Sections 4721 and 4722, the Department of Parks and Recreation, or the department, on favorable recommendation of the board, may acquire any forested lands on which are found growing trees of the species Sequoia gigantea when, in the opinion of the commission or the board, the acquisition of such forested lands is necessary to the preservation of the Sequoia trees and to the public welfare.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 6 - Preservation of Big Trees|Section 4725.

4725.  Nothing in this article shall be construed as establishing a policy to acquire any such Sequoia gigantea groves for preservation and conservation out of any money appropriated for acquisition of land for park purposes by Chapter 1422, Statutes of 1945.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 6 - Preservation of Big Trees|Section 4726.

4726.  Any person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any tree “over 16 feet in diameter,” in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 25 days nor more than 150 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 342. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4727 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 6 - Preservation of Big Trees|Section 4727.

4727.  Upon the arrest and conviction of any person for violation of Section 4726, the party informing is entitled to one-half of the fines collected.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4731 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 7 - Protection and Development Corporations|Section 4731.

4731.  Corporations may be formed under the general corporation laws of this state for the protection and development of forest and other renewable natural resources, except as the provisions of such laws are modified or extended by the provisions of this article.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4732 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 7 - Protection and Development Corporations|Section 4732.

4732.  All shares of stock issued by the corporation shall have a par value, and, in addition to other requirements prescribed by law, the articles of incorporation shall set forth all of the following:(a) That one of the purposes for which the corporation is formed is the protection and development of forest and other renewable natural resources.(b) The par value of all shares of capital stock of the corporation.(c) All projects for the protection and development of forests or other renewable natural resources undertaken by the corporation shall, at all times, be subject to the supervision and regulation of the state through the board or other appropriate state authority and subject to the provisions of this article.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4733 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 7 - Protection and Development Corporations|Section 4733.

4733.  No shareholder of any corporation formed pursuant to this article shall receive or accept from the corporation in repayment of his investment in its shares any sum in excess of the par value of the shares together with current dividends of not to exceed 7 percent per annum of the par value and any cumulative dividends to which the shareholder may be entitled.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4734 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 7 - Protection and Development Corporations|Section 4734.

4734.  Any corporation formed pursuant to this article may, if so authorized by the Commissioner of Business Oversight, borrow money from or sell, pledge, or discount its securities to any corporation or agency established under the authority of the federal government.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 143, Sec. 79. (SB 251) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4735 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 7 - Protection and Development Corporations|Section 4735.

4735.  Any corporation operating in or upon forests or forest lands of this state which borrows money from any corporation or agency established under the authority of the federal government for the purpose of conducting lumber operations shall thereupon automatically become subject to this article.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4736 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 7 - Protection and Development Corporations|Section 4736.

4736.  No operation of a corporation operating pursuant to this article, involving the cutting of timber or other work upon forest lands shall be commenced without the approval of the board. For the purpose of regulating the conduct of such corporations the board shall establish reasonable regulations regarding adequate fire protection, protection of timber against infestation of forest insects, protection against tree disease epidemics, and provision for natural or artificial reforestation of the areas cut over. The board may make such other reasonable regulations regarding the operation of such corporations as in its opinion is necessary for the proper preservation or protection of the forests and forest lands.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4737 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 7 - Protection and Development Corporations|Section 4737.

4737.  The board shall make regular examination of the properties of such corporations during the operating season at intervals of not more than two months apart. Following such examination a report shall be submitted to the public agency from which loans have been made to the corporation. The cost of such examination shall be charged to and paid by the corporation whose property is examined. If in the opinion of the board the plan of forest management is not being adhered to, the board shall notify the lumber operators and the lender of this fact.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4738 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 7 - Protection and Development Corporations|Section 4738.

4738.  The operation of any corporation formed pursuant to this article shall, in addition to the requirements of this article, be subject to any stipulations or provisions contained in any contract which may be entered into between the corporation and the corporation or agency established under the authority of the federal government which may have loaned or advanced funds for the operations of the corporation.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS|CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands|ARTICLE 8 - Wildland Fire Prevention and Vegetation Management|Section 4740.

4740.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) The department has extensive technical expertise in wildland fire prevention and vegetation management on forest, range, and watershed lands. When appropriately applied, this expertise can have significant public resource benefits, including decreasing high-intensity wildland fires, improving watershed management, range improvement, improving vegetation management, forest improvement, wildlife habitat improvement, restoring ecological integrity and resilience, improving community wildfire protection, improving carbon resilience, providing enhancement of culturally important resources, and maintenance of air quality.(b) Because of the scope of the problem of high-intensity wildland fires and expertise of the department, local governments, including cities, counties, and special districts, need assistance in preventing future problems resulting from inadequate fire prevention planning and vegetation management.(c) California will benefit if existing state expertise is made available to local governments, including cities, counties, and special districts, thereby integrating those efforts.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 755, Sec. 1. (AB 1570) Effective January 1, 2022.)