Recognizing that the forest makes a vital contribution to New Mexico by providing wood products, jobs, grazing, quality water, wildlife habitat, young trees, taxes and other economic benefits, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state to adopt forest practices that maintain and enhance such benefits and such resources, and to recognize varying forest resources by employing silvicultural planning including fire prevention which provides for the removal of trees in a manner that provides reasonable assurance for the natural or artificial regeneration of commercial trees species; provided, however, nothing in this section shall be in conflict with any law now in force.
History: 1978 Comp., § 68-2-24, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 395, § 9.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 2 - Forest Conservation
Section 68-2-2 - [Acceptance of federal laws.]
Section 68-2-3 - State forester; compensation; seal; qualifications.
Section 68-2-4 - Forestry division office; state forester in charge; executive officer.
Section 68-2-5 - State forester; employment of personnel; state fire chief; office clerk.
Section 68-2-6 - Division to serve as contracting agency for state.
Section 68-2-7 - Forest fire defined.
Section 68-2-8 - Statewide responsibility for forest fire protection.
Section 68-2-9 - Penalty for obstruction.
Section 68-2-10 - Administrative districts.
Section 68-2-11 - Contracts for protection of forest areas.
Section 68-2-12 - Acquisition and disposition of land by division.
Section 68-2-14 - Enforcement of laws; investigation of violations.
Section 68-2-16 - Rules and regulations of division.
Section 68-2-17 - Laws; rules and regulations; violations; penalties.
Section 68-2-21 - Revolving fund created.
Section 68-2-22 - Cutting and removing woody material without written consent.
Section 68-2-23 - Definitions.
Section 68-2-24 - Forest land policy.
Section 68-2-25 - Forest owner assistance.
Section 68-2-26 - Enforcement; Forest Conservation Act.
Section 68-2-27 - Using false information to comply with the Forest Conservation Act.
Section 68-2-28 - Forest land protection revolving fund created.
Section 68-2-29 - Short title.
Section 68-2-30 - Findings and purpose of act.
Section 68-2-31 - Definition[s].
Section 68-2-33 - Tree planting advisory committee created; purpose of committee; composition.