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CA Pub Res Code § 4500 (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 7 - Burning of Lands|ARTICLE 4.4 - Prescribed Burn Insurance Pool|Section 4500.

4500.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to increase the pace and scale of the use of prescribed fire and to reduce barriers for conducting prescribed burns.(b) On or before January 1, 2020, the Forest Management Task Force or its successor entity, in coordination with the Department of Insurance, shall develop recommendations for the implementation of an insurance pool or other mechanism for prescribed burn managers that reduces the cost of conducting prescribed fire while maintaining adequate liability protection for lives and property when conducting prescribed burns.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 634, Sec. 1. (AB 2091) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4497 (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 7 - Burning of Lands|ARTICLE 4.3 - Burning with Cooperators|Section 4497.

4497.  The director may enter into an agreement with the owner or any other person who has legal control of any property, any public agency with regulatory or natural resource management authority over any property that is included within any wildland, or any nonprofit organization to conduct joint prescribed burning operations that serve the public interest and are beneficial to the state. The agreement shall establish guidelines for the cooperative management of joint prescribed burning operations and shall require the completion of a project agreement for each prescribed burn, which shall include all of the following:(a) A list of all participants.(b) A joint prescribed burn plan.(c) A display of the project costs to be assumed by each participant.(d) A summary of the benefits to be received by each participant.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 638, Sec. 2. (AB 2551) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4497.2 (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 7 - Burning of Lands|ARTICLE 4.3 - Burning with Cooperators|Section 4497.2.

4497.2.  To be considered for the public interest and beneficial to the state, each prescribed burn, pursuant to Section 4497, shall be for any of the following purposes or any combination of the following purposes:(a) Prevention of high-intensity wildland fires through reduction of the volume and continuity of wildland fuels.(b) Watershed management.(c) Range improvement.(d) Vegetation management.(e) Forest improvement.(f) Wildlife habitat improvement.(g) Air quality maintenance.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 638, Sec. 2. (AB 2551) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4511 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4511.

4511.  This chapter shall be known as the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 880.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4512 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4512.

4512.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the forest resources and timberlands of the state are among the most valuable of the natural resources of the state and that there is great concern throughout the state relating to their utilization, restoration, and protection.(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that the forest resources and timberlands of the state furnish high-quality timber, recreational opportunities, and aesthetic enjoyment while providing watershed protection and maintaining fisheries and wildlife.(c) The Legislature thus declares that it is the policy of this state to encourage prudent and responsible forest resource management calculated to serve the public’s need for timber and other forest products, while giving consideration to the public’s need for watershed protection, fisheries and wildlife, sequestration of carbon dioxide, and recreational opportunities alike in this and future generations.(d) It is not the intent of the Legislature by the enactment of this chapter to take private property for public use without payment of just compensation in violation of the California and United States Constitutions.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 534, Sec. 1. (AB 1504) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4512.5 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4512.5.

4512.5.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) State forests play a critical and unique role in the state’s carbon balance by sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it long term as carbon.(b) According to the scoping plan adopted by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code), the state’s forests currently are an annual net sequester of five million metric tons of carbon dioxide (5MMTCO2). In fact, the forest sector is the only sector included in the scoping plan that provides a net sequestration of greenhouse gas emissions.(c) The scoping plan proposes to maintain the current 5MMTCO2 annual sequestration rate through 2020 by implementing “sustainable management practices,” which include potential changes to existing forest practices and land use regulations.(d) There is increasing evidence that climate change has and will continue to stress forest ecosystems, which underscores the importance of proactively managing forests so that they can adapt to these stressors and remain a net sequester of carbon dioxide.(e) The board, the department, and the State Air Resources Board should strive to go beyond the status quo sequestration rate and ensure that their policies and regulations reflect the unique role forests play in combating climate change.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 256. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4513 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4513.

4513.  It is the intent of the Legislature to create and maintain an effective and comprehensive system of regulation and use of all timberlands so as to ensure both of the following:(a) Where feasible, the productivity of timberlands is restored, enhanced, and maintained.(b) The goal of maximum sustained production of high-quality timber products is achieved while giving consideration to values relating to sequestration of carbon dioxide, recreation, watershed, wildlife, range and forage, fisheries, regional economic vitality, employment, and aesthetic enjoyment.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 534, Sec. 3. (AB 1504) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4514 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4514.

4514.  This chapter or a ruling, requirement, or policy of the board is not a limitation on the following:(a) On the power of a city or county or city and county to declare, prohibit, and abate nuisances.(b) On the power of the Attorney General, at the request of the board, or upon his or her own motion, to bring an action in the name of the people of the State of California to enjoin pollution or nuisance.(c) On the power of a state agency in the enforcement or administration of the law that it is specifically authorized or required to enforce or administer.(d) On the right of a person to maintain at any time an appropriate action for relief against a private nuisance as defined in Part 3 (commencing with Section 3479) of Division 4 of the Civil Code or for any other private relief.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 584, Sec. 1. (AB 1414) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4514.3 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4514.3.

4514.3.  (a) Timber operations conducted pursuant to this chapter are exempt from the waste discharge requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 13260) of Chapter 4 of Division 7 of the Water Code as long as both the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the State Water Resources Control Board certify after January 1, 2003, that the provisions of this chapter constitute best management practices for silviculture pursuant to Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.(b) The exemption contained in subdivision (a) does not apply when any of the following occurs:(1) The board requests issuance of waste discharge requirements.(2) There has been a finding by the State Water Resources Control Board that the board has failed to maintain a water quality regulatory process consistent with the certification required under subdivision (a).(3) After monitoring the water quality impacts from timber operations conducted in compliance with this chapter, there has been a finding by the State Water Resources Control Board that compliance with best management practices would result in less water quality protection than required in water quality control plans approved pursuant to Section 13245 of the Water Code.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 900, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4514.5 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4514.5.

4514.5.  A person may commence an action on his or her own behalf against the board or the department for a writ of mandate pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1084) of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure to compel the board or the department to carry out a duty imposed upon them pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 144. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4516 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4516.

4516.  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency shall have the right, within the reasonable exercise of its powers, to adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or resolution which are stricter than those provided under this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. The agency’s rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, matters relating to soil erosion control, protection of stream character and water quality, flood control, stand density control, reforestation methods, mass soil movements, submission of timber harvesting plans, location and grade of roads and skid trails, excavation and fill requirements, slash and debris disposal, haul routes and schedules, hours and dates of logging, and performance bond requirements.Whenever state funds are not expended for the support of the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, as provided in Section 67131 of the Government Code, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency shall have the right to adopt rules and regulations pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1561, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4516.8 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4516.8.

4516.8.  In addition to the authority provided in Section 4516.5, the Counties of Marin, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz may recommend that the board adopt additional rules and regulations for the content of timber harvesting plans and the conduct of timber operations which provide a requirement that each timber harvesting plan contain a description of all log hauling routes, a statement of whether an encroachment permit is required by any public agency, and a requirement that no timber harvesting plan be approved by the director without the condition that the timber operator secure all required encroachment permits prior to commencement of timber operations.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1157, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4517 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4517.

4517.  If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 880.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4521 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4521.

4521.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 880.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4521.3 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4521.3.

4521.3.  “Board” means the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 972, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4523 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4523.

4523.  “District” means a forest district.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 880.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4524 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4524.

4524.  “License” means a license to engage in timber operations, issued pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 4571) of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 372.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4525 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4525.

4525.  “Person” includes any private individual, organization, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, city, county, district, or the state or any department or agency thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 209. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4525.3 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4525.3.

4525.3.  “Resource conservation standards” means the minimum acceptable condition resulting from timber operations.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 880.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4525.5 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4525.5.

4525.5.  “Rules” means the district forest practice rules adopted by the board.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 880.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4525.7 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4525.7.

4525.7.  “Slash” means branches or limbs less than four inches in diameter, and bark and split products debris left on the ground as a result of timber operations.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 880.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4526 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4526.

4526.  “Timberland” means land, other than land owned by the federal government and land designated by the board as experimental forest land, which is available for, and capable of, growing a crop of trees of a commercial species used to produce lumber and other forest products, including Christmas trees. Commercial species shall be determined by the board on a district basis.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 584, Sec. 5. (AB 1414) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4526.5 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4526.5.

4526.5.  “Timber operator” means a person who is engaged in timber operations or who contracts with others to conduct the operations on his or her behalf, except a person who is engaged in timber operations as an employee with wages as his or her sole compensation.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 584, Sec. 6. (AB 1414) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4527.5 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4527.5.

4527.5.  “Timber owner” means a person who owns commercial timber, timberland, or timber rights, including Christmas tree rights, on lands of another except a federal agency.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 584, Sec. 8. (AB 1414) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4528 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4528.

4528.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Basal area per acre” means the sum of the cross-sectional areas at breast height of the tree stems of commercial species per acre.(b) “Countable tree” means a tree that can be used in calculating the degree of stocking under the following criteria:(1) The tree must be in place at least two growing seasons.(2) The tree must be live and healthy.(3) The tree must have at least one-third of its length in live crown, except in pure stands of Douglas fir the tree must have at least one-fourth of its length in live crown.(4) The tree must be a commercial species from a local seed source or a seed source which the registered professional forester determines will produce commercial trees physiologically suited for the area involved.(c) “Stocking” means a measure of the degree to which space is occupied by well-distributed countable trees.(d) “Site classification” means the classification of productive potential of timberland into one of five classes by board regulation, consistent with normally accepted forestry practices. Site I shall denote sites of highest productivity, site II and site III shall denote sites of intermediate productivity potential, and site IV and site V shall denote sites of lowest productivity potential. (e) “Fuel break” means a strip of modified fuel to provide a line from which to work in the control of fire.(f) “Stream” means a natural watercourse as designated by a solid line or dash and three dots symbol shown on the largest scale United States Geological Survey map most recently published.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1181.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4528.5 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4528.5.

4528.5.  This chapter does not apply to a person who engages in activities regulated by this chapter, as an employee, with wages as his or her sole compensation.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 584, Sec. 9. (AB 1414) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4529 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4529.

4529.  The penalties and remedies which are prescribed in this chapter are concurrent and alternative to any other civil, criminal, or administrative rights, remedies, or penalties which are provided or allowed by law with respect to such violation.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 880.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4529.5 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 4529.5.

4529.5.  Service of documents where required under this chapter may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to the respondent’s latest address registered on file with the department. Where other forms of service are prescribed, personal service is not precluded.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4531 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 3 - Districts|Section 4531.

4531.  The board shall divide the state into not less than three districts. In establishing these districts, the board shall take into account differing physical characteristics, including, but not limited to, climate, soil type, and principal forest crops. Insofar as possible, the board shall group together lands that have substantially similar characteristics and that will best be served by substantially similar regulations. Boundaries of such districts may be altered from time to time as the board determines is necessary.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 372.)