Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 254 - State Forestry Law
Section 254.100 - Private plan of forest management — partial tax relief — revisions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945
254.100. Private plan of forest management — partial tax relief — revisions. — 1. Any person owning or controlling forest land may inaugurate and develop his own plan of management and employ such standards and methods of forest management as may suffice in the judgment of the commission to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and may obtain the partial relief from taxation provided for in this chapter for such forest property so long as the provisions of this chapter are being complied with, provided such plans and methods and application for tax relief be submitted on forms provided by the commission and the same are approved by the commission. Such plans, methods and application shall not be approved unless the commission finds they give reasonable assurance of accomplishing the purposes of this law.
2. After approval of such plans and methods and such application for tax relief such person may present revised working plans from time to time to the commission for the cutting and management of said forest lands, for their approval. Such revised working plans and methods shall be in a form and for a period prescribed by the commission and the decision of the commission in all such matters shall be final. The procedure in effectuating said tax relief shall be as that outlined in this chapter for forest croplands.
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(L. 1945 p. 672 § 20)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development

Chapter 254 - State Forestry Law

Section 254.010 - Citation of law.

Section 254.020 - Definitions.

Section 254.030 - Forest districts authorized — state forester authorized.

Section 254.040 - Designation as forest croplands, application for — refusal, appeal from — size of tract and value limitations.

Section 254.050 - Certification of forest croplands, where filed.

Section 254.060 - Transfer of ownership.

Section 254.070 - Commission-owned lands eligible as forest croplands — rate of compensation to county — acreage to be certified by commission.

Section 254.075 - State-owned lands, exemptions for.

Section 254.080 - Time limit on tax relief for private land — reclassification procedure.

Section 254.085 - State land may retain classification indefinitely.

Section 254.090 - Tax rate on privately owned forest cropland.

Section 254.100 - Private plan of forest management — partial tax relief — revisions.

Section 254.110 - Compensatory payments to counties.

Section 254.120 - Tax relief not to affect valuation of other property.

Section 254.130 - Compliance with forest management rules and regulations required.

Section 254.140 - Firewood and domestic use timber cutting permitted.

Section 254.190 - Separate taxation on certain products.

Section 254.200 - Forest cropland, grounds for declassification — effect of.

Section 254.210 - Owner to reimburse state upon cancellation of classification — penalty.

Section 254.220 - Removal from classification by owner, payments required.

Section 254.225 - Forest landowner cost-share incentive program authorized, reimbursements provided, when — application, procedure.

Section 254.230 - State forester and commission employees, duties of.

Section 254.240 - Enforcement powers of state forester and commission employees.

Section 254.250 - Powers of agents of commission.

Section 254.260 - Enforcement of provisions, by whom — duties.

Section 254.270 - Fire control and timber trespass activities intensified, when — provisions for added protection.

Section 254.290 - Penalty for obstructing enforcement.

Section 254.300 - Violation of chapter a misdemeanor.