North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 60 - DIVISION OF FOREST RESOURCES › Subchapter A - DIVISION ORGANIZATION › Section 60A .0103 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) As used in this
				Chapter:
(1) Applicant. Any person applying
				to purchase or otherwise obtain forest tree seed or seedlings from state forest
				tree nurseries;
(2) Clonal
				Material. Vegetative material taken from forest trees in any seed orchard or
				from any genetically improved tree;
(3) County Forest Ranger. A ranger who is
				administratively responsible for a county forestry program;
(4) Custom Forest Services. All services
				which utilize approved silvicultural or protection practices to enhance or
				improve forest and wildlife habitat conditions, and which are performed for a
				fee designed to cover performance costs;
(5) Custom Ranger. An employee of the
				division trained in forestry practices and equipment use;
(6) Custom Sale. An order for forest tree
				seedlings accepted prior to the sowing of seed in the nursery;
(7) District Forester. A forester employee of
				the division who is responsible for a district unit of the field organization
				which comprises a group of county programs;
(8) Department. The Department of Natural
				Resources and Community Development;
(9) Director. The Director of the Division of
				Forest Resources;
(10) Division.
				The division of forest resources of the Department of Natural Resources and
				Community Development;
(11) Fire
				Boss. A forest ranger who has official tactical direction of forest fire
				suppression activities on an individual fire;
(12) Forest Law Enforcement Officer. Any
				person holding the legal appointment of forest law enforcement
				officer;
(13) Forest Practices. Any
				activity conducted on forest land for the purpose of growing, harvesting, or
				processing timber, including, but not limited to:
(A) road and trail construction and
				maintenance,
(B)
				harvesting,
(C) precommercial
				thinning,
(D)
				reforestation,
(E)
				fertilization,
(F) prevention and
				suppression of disease and insect attacks,
(G) salvage of trees,
(H) brush control,
(I) prescribed burning,
(J) fire control presuppression measures;
Forest practices in this context does not include preparatory
				  work, such as tree marking, surveying, and road flagging, nor does it include
				  removal or harvesting of incidental vegetation from forest lands, such as
				  berries, ferns, greenery, mistletoe, herbs, mushrooms, and other products which
				  cannot ordinarily be expected to result in damage of forest soils, timber, or
				  public resources;
(14) Forest Ranger. Any person holding the
				legal appointment as a forest ranger;
(15) Forestation Ranger. A supervisory
				employee of the division's custom forestry program trained in forestry
				practices and equipment use;
(16)
				Local County Forest Ranger. A ranger responsible for division program
				activities in a geographically identifiable area, but not necessarily
				restricted to the county forest ranger;
(17) Management Forester. A forester employee
				of the division whose primary duty assignments are in the forest management
				program;
(18) Nursery and Tree
				Improvement Forester. A forester employee of the division who is responsible
				for the nursery and tree improvement programs;
(19) Person. Any natural person, corporation,
				company, association, joint stock association, firm or
				co-partnership;
(20) Secretary. The
				Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Community
				Development;
(21) Staff Committee.
				An appointed group of staff employees of the department with a specific
				assignment of authority and responsibility over and above the regular work
				assignments of the individual employees.