§ 5-608. License required to operate forest products business
West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: October 1, 2010
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 5-608
§ 5-608. License required to operate forest products business
(a)(1)(i) Any person engaged in a forest products business shall have a forest product operator's license issued by the Department.
(b) Each person to whom this subtitle applies shall:
(1) Leave conditions favorable for regrowth. Any forest land on which cuttings are made shall be left by the operator in a favorable condition for regrowth, in order to maintain sufficient growing stock to supply raw materials for industry and furnish employment for forest communities continuously, if possible, or without long interruption;
(2) Leave young growth. As far as feasible, every desirable seedling and sapling shall be protected during logging operations. Except where unavoidable in logging, immature trees may not be cut for any purpose except to improve the spacing, quality, and composition or conditions for restocking, or to obtain timber or wood for home use;
(c)(1) The Department may suspend or revoke the license of a forest product operator for failure to comply with this subtitle.
(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to cutting firewood and timber for domestic use for the owner or his tenant, but apply to all cutting not specifically excepted.
(e) In a civil action before a court of competent jurisdiction, a person who suffers damages as a result of a violation of this section by a license holder may recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Credits
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1983, c. 8; Acts 2010, c. 406, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 396.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 5-608, MD NAT RES § 5-608
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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