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CA Pub Res Code § 4551 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4551.

4551.  (a) The board shall adopt district forest practice rules and regulations for each district in accordance with the policies set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 4511) of this chapter and pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code to ensure the continuous growing and harvesting of commercial forest tree species and to protect the soil, air, fish, wildlife, and water resources, including, but not limited to, streams, lakes, and estuaries.(b) (1) The board shall ensure that its rules and regulations that govern the harvesting of commercial tree species, where applicable, consider the capacity of forest resources, including above ground and below ground biomass and soil, to sequester carbon dioxide emissions sufficient to meet or exceed the state’s greenhouse gas reduction requirements for the forestry sector, consistent with 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).(2) The costs of the contracts for research studies or technical analyses initiated by the board or the department to comply with paragraph (1) shall be funded, upon appropriation by the Legislature, from fee revenues collected pursuant to Section 38597 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 534, Sec. 4. (AB 1504) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4551.3 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4551.3.

4551.3.  (a) A sustained yield plan that is prepared and approved in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 4551, including Article 6.75 (commencing with Section 1091.1) of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, shall be effective for a period of no more than 20 years.(b) As part of the continuing monitoring process for an approved sustained yield plan, as described in subdivision (a), the department shall hold a public hearing on the plan if requested by an interested party who submits, in writing, a request based on substantial evidence of potential noncompliance with any of the following:(1) The terms and conditions of the original sustained yield plan approval.(2) The applicable rules or regulations adopted by the board that were in effect on the date the sustained yield plan was originally approved.(3) Other requirements that have been imposed on the sustained yield plan by operation of law.(c) The request shall identify specific issues in the sustained yield plan to be addressed at the public hearing. To be considered, a request shall be made to the department within six months after the midpoint of the effective term of a sustained yield plan described in subdivision (a). The department shall hold the public hearing within 120 days after the date of the close of the six-month request period. A sustained yield plan shall be effective for the remainder of its term unless the director makes written findings, based on a preponderance of evidence, that implementation of the sustained yield plan is not in compliance with any material provision of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (b).(d) If a public hearing is required, the director shall provide at least 30 days’ notice to the sustained yield plan submitter and the public and shall provide for a record of the hearing, pursuant to regulations adopted by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 108, Sec. 1. (AB 1160) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4551.5 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4551.5.

4551.5.  Rules and regulations shall apply to the conduct of timber operations and shall include, but shall not be limited to, measures for fire prevention and control, for soil erosion control, for site preparation that involves disturbance of soil or burning of vegetation following timber harvesting activities, for water quality and watershed control, for flood control, for stocking, for protection against timber operations that unnecessarily destroy young timber growth or timber productivity of the soil, for prevention and control of damage by forest insects, pests, and disease, for the protection of natural and scenic qualities in special treatment areas identified pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30417, and for the preparation of timber harvesting plans. In developing these rules, the board shall solicit and consider recommendations from the department, recommendations from the Department of Fish and Game relating to the protection of fish and wildlife, recommendations from the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards relating to water quality, recommendations from the State Air Resources Board and local air pollution control districts relating to air pollution control, and recommendations of the California Coastal Commission relating to the protection of natural and scenic coastal zone resources in special treatment areas.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 146. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4551.7 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4551.7.

4551.7.  The board shall, on or before November 1, 1988, adopt regulations pertaining to site preparation that involves disturbance of soil or burning of vegetation following timber harvesting activities conducted after January 1, 1988.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 987, Sec. 3.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4551.9 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4551.9.

4551.9.  (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the board shall adopt regulations to require that a timber harvesting plan include a map or maps, depicting the location and boundaries of past, present, and reasonably foreseeable probable future projects, as defined in Section 21065 and Section 895.1 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, on land owned or controlled by the applicant in the planning watershed. The board may not require an applicant to furnish maps of projects completed more than 10 years prior to the submission of the timber harvesting plan. Maps shall include silvicultural prescription. The scale and format of maps provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be determined by the board. This subdivision may not be construed to require disclosure of proprietary information to the public.(b) The board shall consider the impact of the regulations on smaller landowners, and avoid excessive burdens or costs on those landowners.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 816, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4552 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4552.

4552.  The rules and regulations adopted by the board shall be based upon a study of the factors that significantly affect the present and future condition of timberlands and shall be used as standards by persons preparing timber harvesting plans. In those instances in which the board intends the director to exercise professional judgment in applying any rule, regulation, or provision of this chapter, the board shall include in its rules standards to guide the actions of the director, and the director shall conform to such standards, consistent with Section 710.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 930.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4553 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4553.

4553.  The rules and regulations shall be continuously reviewed and may be revised. During the formulation or revision of the rules and regulations, the board shall consult with, and carefully evaluate the recommendations of, the department, concerned federal, state, and local agencies, educational institutions, civic and public interest organizations, and private organizations and individuals.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 584, Sec. 20. (AB 1414) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4554 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4554.

4554.  Except for emergency regulations or orders of repeal adopted pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the board shall not adopt or revise rules, regulations, or resource conservation standards unless a public hearing is first held respecting their adoption or revision. At least 30 days prior to the hearing, the board shall give notice of the hearing by publication pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 355.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4554.5 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4554.5.

4554.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 11343.4 of the Government Code, except as specified in subdivision (b), rules and regulations adopted or revised pursuant to this chapter shall become effective on the next January 1 that is not less than 30 days from the date of approval of those rules or regulations by the Office of Administrative Law.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if the board adopts emergency regulations pursuant to Section 4555, and subsequently adopts those emergency regulations as nonemergency rules or regulations pursuant to this chapter, the rules or regulations shall become effective 30 days from the date of approval of the rules or regulations by the Office of Administrative Law.(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2001.(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 582, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2000. Section operative January 1, 2001, by its own provisions.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4555 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4555.

4555.  If the director determines that a substantial question exists concerning whether the intent of this chapter is currently provided for by the rules and regulations of the board, and that approval of a timber harvesting plan which has been filed could result in immediate, significant, and long-term harm to the natural resources of the state, the director may withhold decision on a timber harvesting plan. However, within five days of that action, the director shall notify the board of that action. Within 30 days of the receipt of the notice, the board shall, after a public hearing, make a determination as to whether or not the intent of this chapter has been provided for in the rules and regulations of the board. The determination shall be conclusive.If the board finds that the intent of this chapter has not been provided for in the rules and regulations, the board shall act to amend the rules by emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The director shall act upon the plan within 15 days of the board’s action. Emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be effective for not more than 120 days. The regulations may be made permanent if the board acts to adopt or revise its rules and regulations pursuant to procedures established in this article for the adoption of other than emergency regulations.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 738, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4556 (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 4 - Rules and Regulations|Section 4556.

4556.  (a) The Forest Management Task Force shall report to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2020, on opportunities to streamline this act and associated rules and regulations to expedite forest health projects and fire prevention projects while preserving the resource protection functions of the act.(b) (1) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on July 1, 2024.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 626, Sec. 12. (SB 901) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4561 (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 5 - Resource Conservation Standards|Section 4561.

4561.  It is the purpose of this section to set forth resource conservation standards for timber operations, and to ensure that a cover of trees of commercial species, sufficient to utilize adequately the suitable and available growing space, is maintained or established after timber operations.To that end, the following resource conservation standards define minimum acceptable stocking, and an area covered by a timber harvesting plan shall be classified as acceptably stocked if either of the following conditions exist within five years after completion of timber operations:(a) The area contains an average point count of 300 per acre, except that in areas that the registered professional forester who prepares the timber harvesting plan has determined are site IV classification or lower, the minimum average point count shall be 150 per acre. Point count shall be computed as follows:(1) A countable tree that is not more than four inches in diameter at breast height to count as one.(2) A countable tree over 4 inches and not more than 12 inches in diameter at breast height to count as three.(3) A countable tree over 12 inches in diameter at breast height to count as six.(b) (1) The average residual basal area, measured in stems one inch or larger in diameter is at least 85 square feet per acre, except that in areas that the registered professional forester who prepares the timber harvesting plan has determined are site II classification or lower, the minimum average residual basal area shall be 50 square feet per acre.(2) The board, on a finding that it is in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, may encourage selection, shelterwood, or other types of management of timber if consistent with the biological requirements of the tree species and may regulate the size and shape of areas in which even-age management of timber is utilized.(3) Rock outcroppings and other areas not normally bearing timber shall not be considered as requiring stocking and are exempt from the stocking provisions.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 147. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4561.1 (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 5 - Resource Conservation Standards|Section 4561.1.

4561.1.  The resource conservation standards relating to stocking enumerated in Section 4561 shall constitute minimum requirements, and these shall be the standards to which all timber harvesting plans shall conform unless the board adopts higher stocking standards for each district. The board shall adopt standards for each district, after a public hearing, which are equal to or stricter than the standards of this chapter and shall report such standards to the Legislature.It is not the intent of the Legislature in designating minimum standards that such standards shall be deemed to be preferred as the standards to be adopted by the board. The board may, by a majority vote as provided in Section 736, adopt higher minimum standards of stocking if, in the opinion of the board, growing conditions, tree species, site quality, or other factors justify such stricter standards and if such action is consistent with the purposes of this article.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4561.2 (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 8 - Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973|ARTICLE 5 - Resource Conservation Standards|Section 4561.2.

4561.2.  Notwithstanding Section 4561.1 or the resource conservation standards relating to stocking pursuant to Section 4561, the board may adopt alternative stocking standards that meet the purposes of Section 4561 if those alternative standards reasonably address the variables in forest characteristics, achieve suitable resource conservation, and contribute to specific forest health and ecological goals as defined by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 182, Sec. 1. (AB 417) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4561.5 (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 5 - Resource Conservation Standards|Section 4561.5.

4561.5.  The board may from time to time, after a public hearing, amend permanent stocking standards applicable to commercial timberland where the growing timber does not meet the acceptable stocking standards as enumerated in Section 4561.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 383, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4561.7 (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 5 - Resource Conservation Standards|Section 4561.7.

4561.7.  (a) The site designated for testing purposes by subdivision (b) is exempt from any stocking requirements.(b) Testing may be permitted only on a 35-acre area located in the Pudding Creek drainage of Mendocino County in Sections 19 and 30, T19N, R16W, M.D.B. & M. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1270 [Sec. 2]. Effective September 30, 1985.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4562 (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 5 - Resource Conservation Standards|Section 4562.

4562.  In order to reduce the incidence and spread of fire on timberlands, the board shall adopt rules in the fire protection zone as such zone is defined by the board, including, but not limited to, land along either side of the rights-of-way along public roads in widths to be determined by rule by the board in various areas, and in such other areas as the board deems necessary, to govern the disposal of solid nonforest wastes and slash created by timber operations.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 880.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4562.5 (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 5 - Resource Conservation Standards|Section 4562.5.

4562.5.  It is the purpose of this section to insure that soil erosion associated with timber operations is adequately controlled to protect soil resources, forest productivity, and water quality. The prevention, retardation, and control of accelerated erosion are the principal goals of this section. The board shall promulgate regulations for each district to govern timber operations that may cause significant soil disturbance.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 164. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4562.7 (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 5 - Resource Conservation Standards|Section 4562.7.

4562.7.  The purpose of this section is to ensure the protection of beneficial uses that are derived from the physical form, water quality, and biological capability of streams. To these ends, in addition to the rules provided for in Section 4551.5, the board shall adopt rules for control of timber operations that will result or threaten to result in unreasonable effects on the beneficial uses of the waters of the state. The rules shall include rules for:(a) The disposal of petroleum products, sanitary wastes, refuse, and cleaning agents in proper dumps or waste treatment facilities to prevent them from entering streams.(b) Construction of logging road and tractor trail stream crossings to assure substantially unimpaired flow of water and to assure free passage of fish both upstream and downstream.(c) Minimizing damage to unmerchantable streamside vegetation, particularly hardwood trees.(d) Minimizing damage to streambeds or banks resulting from skidding or hauling logs through, across, or into streams, by operating tractors or other heavy equipment in or near streambeds, or by construction of log landings or logging roads in or near the channels of streams.(e) Control of slash, debris, fill, and side cast earth, resulting from timber operations, which may be carried into streams.(f) Minimizing the effects of erosion on watercourses and lakes by both of the following:(1) Installation and maintenance of drainage facilities and soil stabilization treatments as required on timber operations.(2) Planned abandonment of roads and landings.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 584, Sec. 24. (AB 1414) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 4562.9 (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 5 - Resource Conservation Standards|Section 4562.9.

4562.9.  The board shall adopt regulations requiring maintenance of installed drainage facilities and soil stabilization treatments on skid trails, roads, and landings for a period of at least one year, but not to exceed three years, after filing of the work completion report, if the report is approved.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 153, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)