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Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 1001. State agency to cooperate with individuals, public agencies and United States government. - The Department of Agriculture is the agency of the State...
§ 1002. State Forestry Fund. - (a) The State Forestry Fund is continued, to which shall...
§ 1003. Disposition of fines; report by courts of forestry law cases. - (a) All moneys received from fines imposed under Chapter 10,...
§ 1004. Agreements for prevention of forest fires. - (a) The Department of Agriculture may enter into agreements for...
§ 1005. Educational and research activities. - The Department of Agriculture may, so far as other duties...
§ 1006. Distribution of tree seeds and seedlings. - The Department of Agriculture may procure, produce, sell and distribute...
§ 1007. Sale of surplus trees. - The Department of Agriculture may sell to forestry departments, boards...
§ 1008. State forests, parks, experimental stations and demonstration areas. - The Department of Agriculture may: (1) Acquire in the name...
§ 1009. Receipt of gifts; leases; expenditures. - (a) The Department of Agriculture may, subject to the approval...
§ 1010. Qualifications and appointment of State Forester. - The Department of Agriculture shall employ a State Forester, who...
§ 1011. Powers and duties of Department generally. - The Department of Agriculture shall have direction of all forest...
Subchapter II. State Forest Officers
§ 1021. Appointment; term; oath of office. - (a) The Department of Agriculture may appoint suitable persons to...
§ 1022. General powers and duties; powers and duties within assigned district; duties of owners and lessees. - (a) State forest officers shall have police powers similar to...
§ 1023. Fish and Wildlife Agents and police officers as ex officio state forest officers. - Fish and Wildlife Agents and state police officers shall be...
Subchapter III. Urban and Community Forestry Program
§ 1031. Findings and policy. - The General Assembly finds and declares that urban and community...
§ 1032. Definitions. - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Comprehensive community forestry plan”...
§ 1033. Powers and duties. - The Delaware Department of Agriculture Urban and Community Forestry Program,...
§ 1034. Community Forestry Council. - (a) There is established in the Department a Community Forestry...
§ 1035. Duties of State Forester. - The State Forester, with the advice and assistance of the...
§ 1036. Development, distribution of comprehensive community forestry plan; approval. - (a) The State Forester, with the advice and assistance of...
§ 1037. Annual report on the status of Delaware Urban and Community Forestry Program. - The State Forester's annual report shall contain a summary of...
§ 1038. Rules, regulations. - The Department shall adopt, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act,...
Subchapter IV. Offenses and Penalties as They Relate to Fires or Damage and Removal of Trees or Shrubs
§ 1041. Wilfully or maliciously starting fires. - (a) Whoever wilfully or maliciously sets fire to any woodlot,...
§ 1042. Carelessly starting fires; penalty. - Whoever carelessly sets on fire any forest land, brush land,...
§ 1043. Setting fire to woodland; unseasonable marsh burning; penalty. - Whoever sets any woodland on fire, or, after April 1,...
§ 1044. Obstructing person in performance of duty; penalty. - Whoever obstructs or prevents or attempts to obstruct or prevent...
§ 1045. Trees and shrubs of state forests; penalty. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, whoever without...
§ 1046. Liability to State for expenses. - Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, whoever wilfully, maliciously...
§ 1047. Jurisdiction of offenses. - The justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction of offenses...
Subchapter V. Pine and Yellow-Poplar Tree Conservation and Reforestation
§ 1051. Findings; policy; purpose. - The General Assembly finds and declares that the pine and...
§ 1052. Definitions. - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Cutting operation” shall mean...
§ 1053. Conservation or reforestation plan required; applicability; regulations. - (a) No person shall commence a cutting operation unless seed...
§ 1054. Natural regeneration; notice required upon transfer. - (a) Operators and landowners shall leave uncut and uninjured at...
§ 1055. Reforestation method; notice required upon transfer. - (a) The land involved in a cutting operation may be...
§ 1056. Prohibitions. - No person shall cut or permit to be cut any...
§ 1057. Right of entry. - The State Forester or the State Forester's duly authorized representative...
§ 1058. Cease and desist orders. - The State Forester shall have the power to issue a...
§ 1059. Injunctive relief. - Whenever it appears that any person has engaged or is...
§ 1060. Appeals. - (a) Any person whose interest is substantially affected by an...
§ 1061. Penalties. - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter...
Subchapter VI. Water Quality as It Relates to Silvicultural Systems and Sedimentation and Erosion Control
§ 1071. Findings; policy; purpose. - The State Forester shall provide for the protection of the...
§ 1072. Definitions. - The following words, terms and phrases, as used in this...
§ 1073. Conduct of silvicultural activities. - If the State Forester or the State Forester's designee determines...
§ 1074. Cease and desist orders. - The State Forester shall have the power to issue a...
§ 1075. Injunctive relief. - Whenever it appears that any person has engaged or is...
§ 1076. Appeals. - (a) Any person whose interest is substantially affected by an...
§ 1077. Penalties. - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter...
§ 1078. Hearings, notices. - Any hearing required under this subchapter shall follow the Administrative...
§ 1079. Civil penalties. - Any owner or operator who violates or fails or refuses...
§ 1080. State program. - In carrying out this chapter, the State Forester may, in...