(a) The commissioner may issue a fuelwood permit to salvage or cut not to exceed 12 cords of fuelwood per year for personal use from either or both of the following sources:
(1) dead, down, and damaged trees; or
(2) other trees that are of negative value under good forest management practices.
(b) The fuelwood permits under paragraph (a) may be issued for a period not to exceed one year. The commissioner must charge a fee for the permit as provided under section 90.041, subdivision 10. The fee must not exceed the current market value of fuelwood of similar species, grade, and volume that is being sold in the area where the salvage or cutting is authorized under the permit.
(c) The commissioner may issue a permit for harvesting or collecting incidental volumes of special forest products. The value of the products is the current market value of the products that are being sold in the area. The permit may be issued for a period not to exceed one year, and the commissioner must charge a fee for the permit as provided under section 90.041, subdivision 10.
(d) The commissioner may issue a special use permit for incidental volumes of timber from approved right-of-way road clearing across state land to access a state timber permit. The permit must include the volume and value of timber to be cleared and may be issued for a period not to exceed one year. A presale conference as required under section 90.151, subdivision 6, must be completed before the start of any activities under the permit.
1967 c 25 s 1; 1980 c 614 s 78; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 10; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 74; 2013 c 114 art 4 s 54; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 40
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Section 90.02 — Citation; Statement Of Policy.
Section 90.031 — Executive Council And Commissioner Powers.
Section 90.041 — Commissioner Powers And Duties.
Section 90.045 — Appraisal Standards.
Section 90.051 — Supervising Sales; Bond.
Section 90.061 — State Appraisers.
Section 90.101 — Timber Sold At Public Auction.
Section 90.121 — Intermediate Auction Sales; Maximum Lots Of 3,000 Cords.
Section 90.14 — Auction Sale Procedure.
Section 90.145 — Purchaser Qualifications, Registration, And Requirements.
Section 90.151 — Permits To Cut And Remove Timber.
Section 90.161 — Security Deposits Required For Effective Timber Permits.
Section 90.162 — Securing Timber Permits With Cutting Blocks.
Section 90.164 — Timber Permit Development Option.
Section 90.171 — Assignment Of Auction Timber Permits.
Section 90.181 — Statement Of Timber Cut.
Section 90.191 — Informal Sales Of State Timber; Maximum Lots Of 500 Cords.
Section 90.193 — Extension Of Timber Permits.
Section 90.195 — Special Use And Product Permit.
Section 90.201 — Void Timber Sales; Refunds; Adjustment Of Sale Terms.
Section 90.211 — Purchase Money; When Forfeited.
Section 90.221 — Timber Sales Records.
Section 90.231 — Timber Sales; Marking Boundaries.
Section 90.251 — Timber Scaling.
Section 90.252 — Scaling Agreement; Weight-measurement Services; Fees.
Section 90.281 — Rescales, Recounts, And Reestimates.
Section 90.301 — Timber Trespass On State Lands; Unlawful Possession And Sale; Rewards; Records.
Section 90.311 — Possession Of Lands Contrary To Agreement; Remedies.
Section 90.321 — Prosecutions.
Section 90.41 — State Appraiser And Scaler; Violations; Penalties.
Section 90.411 — Records As Notice.
Section 90.412 — Statute Of Limitation Not Applicable; Venue Of Proceedings.