California Code
DIVISION 4 - FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS
PART 2 - PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS

CHAPTER 1 - Prevention and Control of Forest Fires

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 4101. - 4101. “Person” includes any agency of the state, county, city,...

Section 4102. - 4102. “State responsibility areas” means areas of the state in...

Section 4103. - 4103. “Forest fire” means a fire burning uncontrolled on lands...

Section 4103.4. - 4103.4. “Open fire” means any fire, controlled or uncontrolled, including...

Section 4103.5. - 4103.5. “Campfire” means a fire which is used for cooking,...

Section 4104. - 4104. The term “uncontrolled fire,” as used in this division,...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 4111. - 4111. The board shall make and enforce such regulations as...

Section 4112. - 4112. The department shall divide the state into a suitable...

Section 4113. - 4113. The supervising forest officers shall, under the direction of...

Section 4114. - 4114. (a) The department, in accordance with a plan approved...

Section 4114.3. - 4114.3. (a) (1) The department shall actively engage University of...

Section 4114.5. - 4114.5. (a) A contract with a nonpublic entity entered into...

Section 4115. - 4115. In providing communications, telecommunications, and necessary powerlines in connection...

Section 4116. - 4116. Any claim for damages arising against the state under...

Section 4117. - 4117. Any county, city, or district may adopt ordinances, rules,...

Section 4118. - 4118. The burning of growing, dead, or downed vegetation is...

Section 4119. - 4119. The department, or its duly authorized agent, shall enforce...

Section 4120. - 4120. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of...

Section 4123. - 4123. When selecting a fuel reduction project, the department shall...

Section 4123.5. - 4123.5. (a) The department shall create the Wildfire Resilience Program....

Section 4123.7. - 4123.7. (a) On or before July 1, 2021, the Natural...

Section 4123.8. - 4123.8. (a) On or before January 1, 2026, the department,...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Fire Prevention Grants Program

Section 4124. - 4124. For the purposes of this article, “fire prevention activities”...

Section 4124.5. - 4124.5. (a) The department shall establish a local assistance grant...

Section 4124.6. - 4124.6. (a) On or before January 31, 2022, the director...

Section 4124.7. - 4124.7. (a) The department shall, except for activities described in...

Section 4124.8. - 4124.8. On or before June 1, 2022, all of the...

ARTICLE 3 - Responsibility for Fire Protection

Section 4125. - 4125. (a) The board shall classify all lands within the...

Section 4126. - 4126. The board shall include within state responsibility areas all...

Section 4127. - 4127. The board shall not include within state responsibility areas...

Section 4128. - 4128. In establishing boundaries of state responsibility areas, the board...

Section 4129. - 4129. The board of supervisors of any county may provide...

Section 4129.1. - 4129.1. When the incorporation of a city removes land from...

Section 4130. - 4130. The board shall classify all lands within state responsibility...

Section 4131. - 4131. In the preparation of budgets for fire protection, the...

Section 4132. - 4132. In those counties assuming responsibility pursuant to Section 4129...

Section 4133. - 4133. The department shall, with the approval of the Department...

Section 4134. - 4134. Any such contract shall provide for payment to such...

Section 4135. - 4135. Sections 4129 to 4135, inclusive, do not deprive the...

Section 4136. - 4136. (a) A transferor of real property that is located...

Section 4137. - 4137. (a) For purposes of this section, “fire prevention activities”...

ARTICLE 4 - Cooperative Agreements

Section 4141. - 4141. (a) The department may, for the prevention and suppression...

Section 4142. - 4142. (a) The department, with the approval of the Department...

Section 4142.1. - 4142.1. When a county, city, or district considers entering into...

Section 4143. - 4143. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the maintenance...

Section 4144. - 4144. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4142, the director may, with the...

Section 4145. - 4145. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Rapid Disaster Response Act of 2005

Section 4147. - 4147. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 4148. - 4148. The director shall draw upon eligible federal funds to...

ARTICLE 5 - Firewardens and Firefighting Personnel

Section 4151. - 4151. (a) The director shall appoint, in a number and...

Section 4152. - 4152. If a fire patrol for the prevention and suppression...

Section 4153. - 4153. The department or its duly authorized agent may summon...

Section 4154. - 4154. Any person who fails to obey a summons which...

Section 4155. - 4155. Every person who in obedience to such summons assists...

Section 4156. - 4156. (a) The director and employees or classes of employees...

Section 4157. - 4157. When the director or any of the employees or...

ARTICLE 6 - Violations

Section 4165. - 4165. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, at...

Section 4166. - 4166. A person who violates this article is guilty of...

Section 4170. - 4170. Any uncontrolled fire burning on any lands covered wholly...

Section 4170.5. - 4170.5. The department or any other duly established fire protection...

ARTICLE 7 - Public Nuisances

Section 4171. - 4171. Any condition endangering public safety by creating a fire...

Section 4172. - 4172. If the director determines that a public nuisance, as...

Section 4173. - 4173. The board shall establish standards, based upon its determination...

Section 4174. - 4174. The notice shall be in writing and shall do...

Section 4175. - 4175. If a property owner requests a hearing, the director...

Section 4176. - 4176. If the director determines, at the conclusion of the...

Section 4177. - 4177. If the public nuisance is not abated within the...

Section 4178. - 4178. Any costs which are incurred by the department in...

Section 4179. - 4179. Notice of the lien, particularly identifying the property on...

Section 4179.5. - 4179.5. The Attorney General may at any time release all...

Section 4180. - 4180. An action to foreclose the lien shall be commenced...

Section 4181. - 4181. When the property is sold, enough of the proceeds...

ARTICLE 8 - Clarke-McNary Act

Section 4185. - 4185. The State of California hereby accepts the provisions of...

Section 4186. - 4186. All moneys that are received by the state pursuant...

Section 4187. - 4187. A county which enacts an ordinance, as provided in...

ARTICLE 9 - Fire Hazard Severity Zones

Section 4201. - 4201. The purpose of this article is to provide for...

Section 4202. - 4202. The State Fire Marshal shall classify lands within state...

Section 4203. - 4203. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, by regulation, designate...

Section 4204. - 4204. The State Fire Marshal shall periodically review zones designated...

Section 4204.1. - 4204.1. (a) On or before July 1, 2023, the department,...

ARTICLE 10 - Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery

Section 4205. - 4205. (a) (1) There is hereby created within the Office...

ARTICLE 11 - Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Section 4208. - 4208. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 4208.1. - 4208.1. (a) There is hereby established in the department the...

ARTICLE 12 - Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation

Section 4209. - 4209. There is within the Office of the State Fire...

Section 4209.1. - 4209.1. The Deputy Director of Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation...

Section 4209.2. - 4209.2. The Deputy Director of Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation...

Section 4209.3. - 4209.3. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, on or before...

Section 4209.4. - 4209.4. (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall...

Section 4209.5. - 4209.5. (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall...

CHAPTER 1.5 - State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fees

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 4210. - 4210. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 4211. - 4211. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms...

Section 4212. - 4212. (a) (1) By September 1, 2011, the board shall...

Section 4213. - 4213. (a) (1) Commencing with the 2011–12 fiscal year, the...

Section 4213.05. - 4213.05. (a) Commencing with the 2017–18 fiscal year, the fire...

Section 4213.1. - 4213.1. (a) (1) The fire prevention fee imposed pursuant to...

Section 4213.2. - 4213.2. If an owner of a property with one or...

Section 4214. - 4214. (a) Fire prevention fees collected pursuant to this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Appeals Process

Section 4220. - 4220. A person from whom the fire prevention fee is...

Section 4220.1. - 4220.1. If a petition for redetermination is filed after the...

Section 4221. - 4221. A petition for redetermination of the application of this...

Section 4222. - 4222. If a petition for redetermination of the application of...

Section 4222.5. - 4222.5. If a timely petition for redetermination has been filed...

Section 4223. - 4223. Notice of the determination of the department pursuant to...

Section 4224. - 4224. The order or decision of the department upon a...

Section 4225. - 4225. (a) (1) The fire prevention fee determined to be...

Section 4226. - 4226. Written notice required by this article shall be served...

Section 4227. - 4227. A dispute regarding the fire prevention fee imposed by...

Section 4228. - 4228. If the department determines that a person is entitled...

ARTICLE 3 - Repeal

Section 4229. - 4229. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January...

CHAPTER 2 - Hazardous Fire Areas

Section 4251. - 4251. As used in this chapter: “Hazardous fire area” means...

Section 4252. - 4252. Upon the written petition of the owners or authorized...

Section 4253. - 4253. When the director determines that a fire hazard exists...

Section 4254. - 4254. Notice of the designation of each hazardous fire area...

Section 4255. - 4255. (a) Except as provided in this section, a person...

Section 4256. - 4256. When it is necessary in the interest of public...

Section 4257. - 4257. Any order which is issued pursuant to Section 4256...

Section 4258. - 4258. Whenever the director determines that a fire hazard exists...

Section 4259. - 4259. (a) The use or possession of fireworks is prohibited...

Section 4260. - 4260. No regulation adopted pursuant to this article shall prohibit...

Section 4290. - 4290. (a) The board shall adopt regulations implementing minimum fire...

Section 4290.1. - 4290.1. (a) On or before July 1, 2022, the board...

Section 4290.5. - 4290.5. (a) On or before July 1, 2021, and every...

CHAPTER 3 - Mountainous, Forest-, Brush- and Grass-Covered Lands

Section 4291. - 4291. (a) A person who owns, leases, controls, operates, or...

Section 4291.1. - 4291.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4021, a violation of Section 4291...

Section 4291.3. - 4291.3. (a) Subject to any other applicable law, a state...

Section 4291.5. - 4291.5. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 4291.6. - 4291.6. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the...

Section 4292. - 4292. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4296, any person...

Section 4293. - 4293. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 4294 to 4296,...

Section 4294. - 4294. A clearing to obtain line clearance is not required...

Section 4295. - 4295. A person is not required by Section 4292 or...

Section 4295.5. - 4295.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 4295, a...

Section 4296. - 4296. Sections 4292 and 4293 do not apply if the...

Section 4296.5. - 4296.5. (a) Any person or corporation operating a railroad on...

Section 4297. - 4297. Upon the showing of the director that the unrestricted...

Section 4298. - 4298. The proclamation by the Governor shall be released to...

Section 4299. - 4299. A person who violates Section 4297 or 4298 is...

CHAPTER 4 - Restricted Areas

Section 4331. - 4331. Except at the places or during the period of...

Section 4332. - 4332. Whenever it is necessary in the interests of public...

Section 4333. - 4333. Any order which is issued pursuant to Section 4332...

CHAPTER 5 - Rubbish Dumps

Section 4371. - 4371. The definitions in this section govern the construction of...

Section 4372. - 4372. A person shall maintain any solid waste facility outside...

Section 4373. - 4373. Any solid waste facility, for which a permit is...

Section 4374. - 4374. Any solid waste facility, for which a permit is...

Section 4376. - 4376. A person who maintains a solid waste facility in...

CHAPTER 6 - Prohibited Activities

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 4411. - 4411. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 4412. - 4412. “Incinerator” means any device constructed of nonflammable materials for...

Section 4412.5. - 4412.5. “Campfire” has the same meaning as defined in Section...

Section 4413. - 4413. “Zone A” includes Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara,...

Section 4414. - 4414. “Zone B” includes any county and portion of any...

Section 4414.5. - 4414.5. “Residue” means flammable wood fiber byproducts or waste, including,...

Section 4415. - 4415. This chapter does not apply to the setting of...

Section 4416. - 4416. This chapter does not authorize a county firewarden, a...

Section 4417. - 4417. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c),...

Section 4417.5. - 4417.5. (a) For the purpose of obtaining information leading to...

Section 4418. - 4418. Peace officers designated by the director may expend funds...

ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Activities

Section 4421. - 4421. A person shall not set fire or cause fire...

Section 4422. - 4422. A person shall not do either of the following:...

Section 4423. - 4423. A person shall not burn any brush, stumps, logs,...

Section 4423.1. - 4423.1. (a) Burning under permit by a person on public...

Section 4423.2. - 4423.2. (a) Whenever the burning under permit has been suspended...

Section 4423.3. - 4423.3. The use of a campfire is not restricted or...

Section 4423.4. - 4423.4. Outdoor smoking is not restricted or prohibited by a...

Section 4423.5. - 4423.5. Use of open fire or burning under permit within...

Section 4425. - 4425. Any violation of the terms of a burning permit...

Section 4426. - 4426. A person shall not set a backfire, or cause...

Section 4427. - 4427. During any time of the year when burning permits...

Section 4428. - 4428. No person, except any member of an emergency crew...

Section 4429. - 4429. During any time of the year when burning permits...

Section 4430. - 4430. During any time of the year when burning permits...

Section 4431. - 4431. During any time of the year when burning permits...

Section 4432. - 4432. (a) A person shall not leave a campfire, kindled...

Section 4433. - 4433. (a) A person shall not light, maintain, or use...

Section 4434. - 4434. The escape of any campfire from the control of...

Section 4435. - 4435. If any fire originates from the operation or use...

Section 4436. - 4436. A person shall not refuse or fail to render...

Section 4437. - 4437. (a) Outside the exterior boundaries of cities, every processor...

Section 4438. - 4438. Flammable forest product waste material may be disposed of...

Section 4439. - 4439. (a) Flammable forest product waste material may be disposed...

Section 4440. - 4440. (a) Flammable forest product residue may be accumulated in...

Section 4441. - 4441. Any person who permits or allows accumulation of waste...

Section 4442. - 4442. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no...

Section 4442.5. - 4442.5. No person shall sell, offer for sale, lease, or...

Section 4442.6. - 4442.6. (a) A person shall not sell, offer for sale,...

Section 4443. - 4443. No person shall use, operate, or cause to be...

Section 4445. - 4445. A person shall not fire or cause to be...

Section 4446. - 4446. Every person shall exercise reasonable care in the disposal...

CHAPTER 7 - Burning of Lands

ARTICLE 1 - Experimental Program for Wildland Fire Protection and Resources Management

Section 4461. - 4461. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 4462. - 4462. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a)...

Section 4464. - 4464. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following definitions...

Section 4464.5. - 4464.5. The Legislature finds that, due to the absence of...

Section 4465. - 4465. The department shall conduct an experimental program of wildland...

Section 4466. - 4466. (a) The department shall prepare two model plans for...

Section 4467. - 4467. (a) Each plan shall include, but shall not be...

Section 4468. - 4468. During the prescribed burning season, the department shall maintain...

Section 4470. - 4470. The department shall furnish a prescribed burn crew, and...

Section 4471. - 4471. No person applying for a brush-burning permit pursuant to...

ARTICLE 2 - Department of Forestry Burning Agreements

Section 4475. - 4475. (a) The director may enter into an agreement, including...

Section 4476. - 4476. An agreement that is entered into pursuant to this...

Section 4477. - 4477. (a) The State Fire Marshal, with the involvement of...

Section 4479. - 4479. (a) Liability for any costs incurred by the department...

Section 4480. - 4480. In any area of the state where there are...

Section 4483. - 4483. (a) To the extent feasible, the board’s Vegetation Treatment...

ARTICLE 3 - Private Burning of Lands Under Permit

Section 4491. - 4491. (a) Cooperation by the department, as provided in this...

Section 4492. - 4492. A person, firm, or corporation, or a group or...

Section 4493. - 4493. (a) Upon receipt of an application, the department shall...

Section 4494. - 4494. (a) Upon the conclusion of the examination provided for...

ARTICLE 4 - Air Quality and Prescribed Burns Program

Section 4495. - 4495. In coordination with local air pollution control and air...

ARTICLE 4.4 - Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program

Section 4500. - 4500. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms...

Section 4503. - 4503. This article shall remain in effect only until January...

ARTICLE 4.3 - Burning with Cooperators

Section 4497. - 4497. The director may enter into an agreement with the...

Section 4497.2. - 4497.2. To be considered for the public interest and beneficial...

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...

CHAPTER 9 - State Forest

ARTICLE 1 - Purposes and Policies

Section 4631. - 4631. It is hereby declared to be in the interest...

Section 4631.5. - 4631.5. It is further declared to be in the interest...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 4635. - 4635. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 4636. - 4636. “Continuous production” means such management as will approach a...

Section 4637. - 4637. “Forest land” means lands primarily suited to growing timber...

Section 4638. - 4638. “Forest products” includes sawlogs, pilings, poles, split products, pulpwood,...

Section 4639. - 4639. “Management” means the handling of forest crop and forest...

Section 4640. - 4640. “Protection” means protection of forest trees against damage by...

Section 4641. - 4641. “Purchase area” means an area of forest land within...

Section 4642. - 4642. “Reforestation” includes reforestation by natural means from seed and...

Section 4643. - 4643. “State forest” means forest land owned or to be...

ARTICLE 3 - State Forests

Section 4645. - 4645. The department, in accordance with plans approved by the...

Section 4646. - 4646. The director, acting in accordance with policies adopted by...

Section 4647. - 4647. The department shall prepare a map setting forth the...

Section 4648. - 4648. (a) Acquisition of forest land pursuant to this chapter...

Section 4649. - 4649. Whenever it is deemed advisable and advantageous, the board...

Section 4650. - 4650. (a) With the approval of the Director of General...

Section 4650.1. - 4650.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, timber from...

Section 4651. - 4651. The management of state forests and the cutting and...

Section 4652. - 4652. (a) The department may collect recreational user fees for...

Section 4653. - 4653. State-owned lands classified by the department and approved by...

Section 4654. - 4654. There shall be paid to each county in which...

Section 4655. - 4655. Tax-deeded lands classified as forest lands, pursuant to Chapter...

Section 4656. - 4656. This chapter does not interfere with the reasonable use...

Section 4656.1. - 4656.1. The board may establish rules and regulations, in accordance...

Section 4656.2. - 4656.2. The department shall protect the state forests from damage...

Section 4656.3. - 4656.3. Any person who violates the rules and regulations pertaining...

Section 4657. - 4657. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter may be...

Section 4658. - 4658. The Mountain Home Tract Forest in Tulare County shall...

Section 4659. - 4659. (a) For purpose of this section, the following definitions...

ARTICLE 4 - Soquel Demonstration State Forest

Section 4660. - 4660. It is hereby declared to be the policy of...

Section 4661. - 4661. The department may permit a limited amount of commercial...

Section 4662. - 4662. The department is responsible for the establishment and development...

Section 4663. - 4663. The department, in coordination with the advisory committee, shall...

Section 4664. - 4664. The duties and authority of the department pursuant to...

CHAPTER 10 - Protection of Forest and Lands

ARTICLE 1 - Cooperative Agreements

Section 4671. - 4671. The department may, in accordance with the policy of...

Section 4672. - 4672. The department may, in accordance with the policy of...

Section 4673. - 4673. The department, with the approval of the Director of...

Section 4674. - 4674. The department may, with the approval of the Department...

Section 4675. - 4675. It is in the public interest and to the...

Section 4676. - 4676. (a) The director may authorize any work for any...

ARTICLE 2 - State Nurseries

Section 4681. - 4681. State nurseries shall be maintained under the management of...

Section 4682. - 4682. The department shall construct and maintain such buildings, improvements,...

Section 4683. - 4683. The department may purchase nursery stock and seed, and...

Section 4684. - 4684. Trees, plants, nursery stock, and seeds which are sold...

Section 4684.5. - 4684.5. Notwithstanding Section 4684, the director may give such forest...

Section 4685. - 4685. The Governor, on behalf of the state, may receive...

ARTICLE 3 - Reforestation Studies and Plans

Section 4691. - 4691. It is hereby declared to be in the interest...

Section 4692. - 4692. The department may make surveys and prepare maps setting...

Section 4693. - 4693. The department may undertake experiments and studies, on lands...

Section 4694. - 4694. Experimentation and studies shall be conducted with the advice...

Section 4695. - 4695. The department may collect the additional seed required, increase...

ARTICLE 4 - Gifts of Land and Contributions

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