California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 3 - Silvicultural Methods › Section 953 - Silvicultural Objectives

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The objectives of this article are to describe standard
						Silvicultural Systems and to provide for alternatives that, when applied, shall
						meet the objectives of the FPA (PRC §§
											4512
						and
						4513).
						The RPF shall select systems and alternatives which achieve maximum sustained
						production of high quality timber products.
The THP shall designate one or a combination of
						Regeneration Methods, prescriptions or Intermediate Treatments described by
						this article. If a method, prescription, or treatment not defined in the Rules
						(see 14
						CCR §
												895.1) is to be used, an
						Alternative Prescription shall be included in the Plan.
The assessment of maximum sustained production of high
						quality timber products is based on:
(a) Regeneration Methods, Intermediate
					 Treatments and prescriptions described in the Rules which establish standards.
					 These methods, treatments, prescriptions, and standards shall not be utilized
					 to permit harvesting of growing stock in a manner that will significantly delay
					 reaching or maintaining maximum sustained production.
(b) Published yield tables or other tools
					 which can be validated and which serve as a point of reference for evaluating
					 and selecting Silvicultural Systems and their implementation.
(c) The Sustained Yield Plan (SYP). The SYP
					 establishes the flow of forest products from managed Timberlands, and shall
					 demonstrate the achievement of maximum sustained production.
(d) An assessment of maximum sustained
					 production of high quality timber products is not required for a harvest
					 pursuant to
					 14 CCR
					 §
												953.4.
Because these lands are designated as defensible space or
						Fuelbreak areas, the wood production potential of these lands is compatible
						with the lowest Site Classifications and they shall be considered site IV
						Timberlands for Stocking purposes.
1.
						Amendment of NOTE filed 2-21-79 as procedural and organizational; effective
						upon filing (Register 79, No. 9).
2. Repealer and new section filed
						1-11-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 3).
3.
						Amendment of section heading and section filed 1-7-94; operative 3-1-94
						(Register 94, No. 1).
4. Amendment filed 5-16-94; operative 5-16-94
						(Register 94, No. 20).
5. New subsection (d) filed 11-19-97;
						operative 1-1-98 (Register 97, No. 47).
6. Change without regulatory
						effect amending section filed 12-20-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 51).
7. Amendment of second
						paragraph and subsection (d) and amendment of NOTE filed 8-9-2019 as an
						emergency; operative 8-14-2019 (Register 2019, No. 32). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-10-2020 or emergency language will
						be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Amendment
						of second paragraph and subsection (d) and amendment of NOTE refiled 1-30-2020
						as an emergency; operative 2-10-2020 (Register 2020, No. 5). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-11-2020 or emergency language will
						be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Amendment
						of second paragraph and subsection (d) and amendment of NOTE refiled 4-29-2020
						as an emergency; operative 5-11-2020 (Register 2020, No. 18). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-10-2020 or emergency language will
						be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10.
						Certificate of Compliance as to 4-29-2020 order, including amendment of first
						paragraph, subsection (d) and NOTE, transmitted to OAL 7-24-2020 and filed
						9-17-2020; amendments effective 1-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(1)
						and Public Resources Code section
						4554.5
						(Register 2020, No. 38). Filing deadlines specified in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20.
11. Editorial
						correction of HISTORY 10 (Register 2022, No.
						18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4551
						  and
						  4561,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4513,
						  4528,
						  4551.5,
						  4552
						  and
						  4561,
						  Public Resources Code.