106-907. Instructions on forest preservation and development.
(a) It shall be the duty of all forest rangers provided for in this Chapter to distribute in all of the public schools and high schools of the county in which they are serving as such forest rangers all such tracts, books, periodicals and other literature that may, from time to time, be sent out to such rangers by the State and federal forestry agencies touching or dealing with forest preservation, development, and forest management.
(b) It shall be the duty of the forest rangers herein mentioned under the direction of the Commissioner, and the duty of the teachers of the various schools, both public and high schools, to keep posted at some conspicuous place in the various classrooms of the school buildings such appropriate bulletins and posters as may be sent out from the forestry agencies herein named for that purpose and keep the same constantly before their pupils; and said teachers and rangers shall prepare lectures or talks to be made to the pupils of the various schools on the subject of forest fires, their origin and their destructive effect on the plant life and tree life of the forests of the State, the development and scientific management of the forests of the State, and shall be prepared to give practical instruction to their pupils from time to time and as often as they shall find it possible so to do. (1925, c. 61, s. 3; 1951, c. 575; 1963, c. 312, s. 6; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 69; 2011-145, ss. 13.25(p), (q); 2017-108, s. 12(d).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.
§ 106-895 - Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
§ 106-896 - Forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers.
§ 106-897 - Forest laws defined.
§ 106-898 - Duties of forest rangers; payment of expenses by State and counties.
§ 106-900 - Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services law-enforcement officers.
§ 106-901 - Warning tickets for violations of the forest laws.
§ 106-902 - Compensation of forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers.
§ 106-903 - Overtime compensation for forest fire fighting.
§ 106-905 - Misdemeanor to destroy posted forestry notice.
§ 106-906 - Cooperation between counties and State in forest protection and development.
§ 106-907 - Instructions on forest preservation and development.
§ 106-908 - Authority of Governor to close forests and woodlands to hunting, fishing and trapping.
§ 106-909 - Publication of proclamation; annulment thereof.
§ 106-910 - Violation of proclamation a misdemeanor.
§ 106-911 - Annual report on wildfires.
§ 106-915 - B.R.I.D.G.EYouthful Offenders Program; annual report[Effective until January 1, 2023]