California Code
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...

Section 4512. - 4512. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the...

Section 4512.5. - 4512.5. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 4513. - 4513. It is the intent of the Legislature to create...

Section 4514. - 4514. This chapter or a ruling, requirement, or policy of...

Section 4514.3. - 4514.3. (a) Timber operations conducted pursuant to this chapter are...

Section 4514.5. - 4514.5. A person may commence an action on his or...

Section 4516. - 4516. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the California Tahoe...

Section 4516.5. - 4516.5. (a) Individual counties may recommend that the board adopt...

Section 4516.6. - 4516.6. (a) To provide for adequate public review and comment,...

Section 4516.8. - 4516.8. In addition to the authority provided in Section 4516.5,...

Section 4517. - 4517. If any provision of this chapter or the application...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 4521. - 4521. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth...

Section 4521.3. - 4521.3. “Board” means the State Board of Forestry and Fire...

Section 4523. - 4523. “District” means a forest district. (Repealed and added by...

Section 4524. - 4524. “License” means a license to engage in timber operations,...

Section 4525. - 4525. “Person” includes any private individual, organization, partnership, corporation, limited...

Section 4525.3. - 4525.3. “Resource conservation standards” means the minimum acceptable condition resulting...

Section 4525.5. - 4525.5. “Rules” means the district forest practice rules adopted by...

Section 4525.7. - 4525.7. “Slash” means branches or limbs less than four inches...

Section 4526. - 4526. “Timberland” means land, other than land owned by the...

Section 4526.5. - 4526.5. “Timber operator” means a person who is engaged in...

Section 4527. - 4527. (a) (1) “Timber operations” means the cutting or removal,...

Section 4527.5. - 4527.5. “Timber owner” means a person who owns commercial timber,...

Section 4528. - 4528. As used in this chapter: (a) “Basal area per...

Section 4528.5. - 4528.5. This chapter does not apply to a person who...

Section 4529. - 4529. The penalties and remedies which are prescribed in this...

Section 4529.5. - 4529.5. Service of documents where required under this chapter may...

ARTICLE 3 - Districts

Section 4531. - 4531. The board shall divide the state into not less...

ARTICLE 4 - Rules and Regulations

Section 4551. - 4551. (a) The board shall adopt district forest practice rules...

Section 4551.3. - 4551.3. (a) A sustained yield plan that is prepared and...

Section 4551.5. - 4551.5. Rules and regulations shall apply to the conduct of...

Section 4551.7. - 4551.7. The board shall, on or before November 1, 1988,...

Section 4551.9. - 4551.9. (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the board...

Section 4552. - 4552. The rules and regulations adopted by the board shall...

Section 4553. - 4553. The rules and regulations shall be continuously reviewed and...

Section 4554. - 4554. Except for emergency regulations or orders of repeal adopted...

Section 4554.5. - 4554.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 11343.4 of the Government Code, except...

Section 4555. - 4555. If the director determines that a substantial question exists...

Section 4556. - 4556. (a) The Forest Management Task Force shall report to...

ARTICLE 5 - Resource Conservation Standards

Section 4561. - 4561. It is the purpose of this section to set...

Section 4561.1. - 4561.1. The resource conservation standards relating to stocking enumerated in...

Section 4561.2. - 4561.2. Notwithstanding Section 4561.1 or the resource conservation standards relating...

Section 4561.5. - 4561.5. The board may from time to time, after a...

Section 4561.7. - 4561.7. (a) The site designated for testing purposes by subdivision...

Section 4562. - 4562. In order to reduce the incidence and spread of...

Section 4562.5. - 4562.5. It is the purpose of this section to insure...

Section 4562.7. - 4562.7. The purpose of this section is to ensure the...

Section 4562.9. - 4562.9. The board shall adopt regulations requiring maintenance of installed...

ARTICLE 6 - Licenses

Section 4570. - 4570. For purposes of this article, “real person in interest”...

Section 4571. - 4571. (a) No person shall engage in timber operations until...

Section 4572. - 4572. (a) The board shall, by regulation, prescribe the form...

Section 4573. - 4573. The board may deny a timber operator license for...

Section 4574. - 4574. (a) Timber operator licenses shall be valid for a...

Section 4575. - 4575. A license is subject to future legislation and is...

Section 4576. - 4576. A license may be suspended or revoked by the...

Section 4576.1. - 4576.1. During the period for which a timber operator license...

Section 4577. - 4577. The board may delegate its authority under this article...

Section 4578. - 4578. Timber operations, timber harvesting, and any other activities pursuant...

ARTICLE 7 - Timber Harvesting

Section 4581. - 4581. No person shall conduct timber operations unless a timber...

Section 4582. - 4582. The timber harvesting plan shall be filed with the...

Section 4582.3. - 4582.3. The board shall, on or before May 1, 1985,...

Section 4582.4. - 4582.4. Notice of the filing of timber harvesting plans shall...

Section 4582.5. - 4582.5. Timber harvesting plans shall be applicable to a specific...

Section 4582.6. - 4582.6. (a) Upon receipt of the timber harvesting plan, the...

Section 4582.7. - 4582.7. (a) The director shall have 30 days from the...

Section 4582.71. - 4582.71. (a) A timber harvesting plan may not be approved...

Section 4582.75. - 4582.75. The rules adopted by the board and the provisions...

Section 4582.8. - 4582.8. Within 10 days from the date that a timber...

Section 4582.9. - 4582.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the...

Section 4583. - 4583. A timber harvesting plan shall conform to all standards...

Section 4583.2. - 4583.2. The registered professional forester who prepared the timber harvesting...

Section 4583.5. - 4583.5. If the board finds that the registered professional forester...

Section 4584. - 4584. Upon determining that this exemption is consistent with the...

Section 4584.1. - 4584.1. Rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to...

Section 4584.2. - 4584.2. Rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to...

Section 4584.5. - 4584.5. Nothing in Section 4584 shall exempt the owner of...

Section 4585. - 4585. (a) Within one month after completion of the work...

Section 4586. - 4586. Within six months of the receipt of the work...

Section 4587. - 4587. (a) Within five years after completion of timber operations...

Section 4588. - 4588. Within six months of the receipt of the stocking...

Section 4589. - 4589. (a) The department and board, in consultation with the...

Section 4590. - 4590. (a) (1) A timber harvesting plan approved by the...

Section 4591. - 4591. Amendments to the original timber harvesting plan may be...

Section 4591.1. - 4591.1. The board shall specify by regulation those deviations which...

Section 4592. - 4592. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a registered...

Section 4592.5. - 4592.5. (a) The department shall provide guidance and assistance to...

ARTICLE 7.5 - Nonindustrial Timber Management Plan

Section 4593. - 4593. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a substantial...

Section 4593.2. - 4593.2. Notwithstanding Section 4521, unless the context otherwise requires, the...

Section 4593.3. - 4593.3. A nonindustrial timber management plan may be filed with...

Section 4593.4. - 4593.4. The board shall adopt regulations regarding the notice of...

Section 4593.5. - 4593.5. The department shall provide notice of the filing of...

Section 4593.6. - 4593.6. Upon receipt of the nonindustrial timber management plan, the...

Section 4593.7. - 4593.7. (a) The director has 45 days from the date...

Section 4593.8. - 4593.8. The nonindustrial tree farmer may submit a proposed amendment...

Section 4593.9. - 4593.9. The nonindustrial tree farmer may take actions which do...

Section 4593.10. - 4593.10. (a) Upon a change of ownership of the land...

Section 4593.11. - 4593.11. The nonindustrial tree farmer may cancel the nonindustrial timber...

Section 4594. - 4594. The nonindustrial tree farmer who owns, leases, or otherwise...

Section 4594.2. - 4594.2. The registered professional forester who prepares the nonindustrial timber...

Section 4594.4. - 4594.4. If the board finds that a registered professional forester...

Section 4594.6. - 4594.6. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, if a...

Section 4594.7. - 4594.7. If it is determined that the objectives of uneven...

ARTICLE 7.7 - Working Forest Management Plan

Section 4597. - 4597. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 4597.1. - 4597.1. Notwithstanding Section 4521, unless the context otherwise requires, the...

Section 4597.2. - 4597.2. A working forest management plan may be submitted to...

Section 4597.3. - 4597.3. The board shall adopt regulations regarding the notice of...

Section 4597.4. - 4597.4. The department shall provide notice of the filing of...

Section 4597.5. - 4597.5. Upon receipt of the proposed working forest management plan,...

Section 4597.6. - 4597.6. (a) The department shall provide a time period for...

Section 4597.7. - 4597.7. The working forest landowner may submit a proposed amendment...

Section 4597.8. - 4597.8. The working forest landowner may take actions that do...

Section 4597.9. - 4597.9. (a) Upon a change of ownership of the land...

Section 4597.10. - 4597.10. The working forest landowner may cancel the working forest...

Section 4597.11. - 4597.11. The working forest landowner who owns, leases, or otherwise...

Section 4597.12. - 4597.12. (a) For an approved working forest management plan, the...

Section 4597.13. - 4597.13. The registered professional forester who prepares the working forest...

Section 4597.14. - 4597.14. If the board finds that a registered professional forester...

Section 4597.15. - 4597.15. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, if a...

Section 4597.16. - 4597.16. If the department determines that the objectives of uneven...

Section 4597.17. - 4597.17. If a landowner with a nonindustrial timber management plan...

Section 4597.18. - 4597.18. A participating landowner, in conjunction with the preparation of...

Section 4597.19. - 4597.19. Notwithstanding any other law, if a person with a...

Section 4597.21. - 4597.21. This article does not affect the applicability of county...

Section 4597.22. - 4597.22. This article does not apply to the Southern Subdistrict...

ARTICLE 7.8 - Program Timberland Environmental Impact Report for Carbon Sequestration and Fuel Reduction Program

Section 4598. - 4598. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 4598.1. - 4598.1. (a) The purpose of this article is to encourage...

Section 4598.2. - 4598.2. (a) In furtherance of the purposes of this article,...

Section 4598.3. - 4598.3. As used in this article, the following terms shall...

Section 4598.4. - 4598.4. Agreements may be entered into and grants may be...

Section 4598.5. - 4598.5. (a) The director may enter into agreements, on behalf...

Section 4598.6. - 4598.6. To be eligible for participation in an agreement or...

Section 4598.7. - 4598.7. Payments or grants pursuant to this article may be...

Section 4598.8. - 4598.8. In addition to the requirements of Section 4598.6, to...

Section 4598.9. - 4598.9. To carry out this article and to facilitate participation...

ARTICLE 8 - Penalties and Enforcement

Section 4601. - 4601. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this...

Section 4601.1. - 4601.1. (a) (1) In addition to any other penalty, any...

Section 4601.2. - 4601.2. (a) The director may issue a complaint and proposed...

Section 4601.3. - 4601.3. (a) Any party who is aggrieved by a final...

Section 4601.4. - 4601.4. (a) The violation of any rule or regulation adopted...

Section 4601.5. - 4601.5. (a) Any person who violates a rule or regulation...

Section 4602.5. - 4602.5. (a) This section provides an administrative procedure to suspend...

Section 4602.6. - 4602.6. (a) If a timber operator believes that a forest...

Section 4603. - 4603. The Attorney General may, on his or her own...

Section 4604. - 4604. (a) The department shall provide an initial inspection of...

Section 4605. - 4605. The department may bring an action to enjoin the...

Section 4606. - 4606. If upon a hearing to show cause why a...

Section 4607. - 4607. The department may take such appropriate steps as are...

Section 4608. - 4608. (a) Before taking any corrective action, other than under...

Section 4609. - 4609. If the corrective action is not taken on or...

Section 4610. - 4610. The expenses incurred by the department in taking any...

Section 4611. - 4611. Neither the board, the department, nor any person authorized...

ARTICLE 9 - Conversion

Section 4621. - 4621. (a) A person who owns timberlands that are to...

Section 4621.2. - 4621.2. (a) If the timberlands which are to be devoted...

Section 4622. - 4622. Approval of an application for conversion shall be conditioned...

Section 4623. - 4623. The application shall be accompanied by an affidavit by...

Section 4624. - 4624. The board shall deny a timberland conversion permit for...

Section 4624.5. - 4624.5. A person whose application for a timberland conversion permit...

Section 4625. - 4625. If the board finds the applicant does have a...

Section 4626. - 4626. If at any time the board finds that the...

Section 4627. - 4627. The board may, by regulation, delegate its authority and...

Section 4628. - 4628. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this article or of...

ARTICLE 9.5 - Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund

Section 4629. - 4629. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 4629.1. - 4629.1. The Legislature further finds that the state’s forest practice...

Section 4629.2. - 4629.2. In enacting this article, it is the intent of...

Section 4629.3. - 4629.3. (a) The Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund is...

Section 4629.4. - 4629.4. (a) On or before October 1, 2012, the board...

Section 4629.5. - 4629.5. (a) (1) There is hereby imposed an assessment on...

Section 4629.6. - 4629.6. Moneys deposited in the fund shall, upon appropriation by...

Section 4629.7. - 4629.7. All grants made pursuant to subdivisions (g) and (h)...

Section 4629.8. - 4629.8. (a) Funds deposited in the fund shall be appropriated...

Section 4629.9. - 4629.9. (a) On or before January 10, 2013, and on...

Section 4629.11. - 4629.11. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the revenues in any...

Section 4629.12. - 4629.12. (a) The Director of Finance shall authorize a loan,...

Section 4629.13. - 4629.13. Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the...

ARTICLE 10 - Innovative Forest Products and Mass Timber

Section 4630. - 4630. For purposes of this article, the following terms have...

Section 4630.1. - 4630.1. (a) On or before July 1, 2020, the department,...

Section 4630.2. - 4630.2. (a) On or before July 1, 2020, the Forest...