CHAPTER 9. State Forest [4631. - 4664.]
Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.
§§ 4631–4664 · 35 sections
ARTICLE 1. Purposes and Policies §§ 4631–4631.5 · 2 sections
- § 4631 It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the welfare of the people of this state and their industries and other activities involving the use of wood,…
- § 4631.5 It is further declared to be in the interest of the welfare of the people of this state that the state do all of the following: (a) Retain the existing land…
ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 4635–4643 · 9 sections
- § 4635 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 4636 “Continuous production” means such management as will approach a balance between depletion and growth.
- § 4637 “Forest land” means lands primarily suited to growing timber and other forest products.
- § 4638 “Forest products” includes sawlogs, pilings, poles, split products, pulpwood, bolts, bark and other products.
- § 4639 “Management” means the handling of forest crop and forest soil so as to achieve maximum sustained production of high quality forest products while giving…
- § 4640 “Protection” means protection of forest trees against damage by fire, insects, disease, and trespass.
- § 4641 “Purchase area” means an area of forest land within which forest lands of sufficient acreage may be available and can be consolidated to make state forest…
- § 4642 “Reforestation” includes reforestation by natural means from seed and artificially by seeding or planting.
- § 4643 “State forest” means forest land owned or to be owned by the state.
ARTICLE 3. State Forests §§ 4645–4659 · 19 sections
- § 4645 The department, in accordance with plans approved by the board, may engage in the management, protection, and reforestation of state forests.
- § 4646 The director, acting in accordance with policies adopted by the board, shall administer this chapter. The director may exercise all powers necessary to…
- § 4647 The department shall prepare a map setting forth the boundaries of purchase areas, and it shall prepare data relating to the forest conditions within these…
- § 4648 (a) Acquisition of forest land pursuant to this chapter shall be made only upon the approval of the director. Approval by the director shall be based on…
- § 4649 Whenever it is deemed advisable and advantageous, the board may enter into an agreement with the Department of Corrections, or the Youth Authority for…
- § 4650 (a) With the approval of the Director of General Services, the director may make sales of forest products from state forests that do not exceed ten thousand…
- § 4650.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, timber from state forests shall not be sold to any California division of a primary manufacturer, or to any…
- § 4651 The management of state forests and the cutting and sale of timber and other forest products from state forests shall conform to regulations prepared by the…
- § 4652 (a) The department may collect recreational user fees for overnight camping and reserved group activities in a demonstration state forest. The department shall…
- § 4653 State-owned lands classified by the department and approved by the board as not suited to the growing of forest products, or necessary to the management of the…
- § 4654 There shall be paid to each county in which lands acquired for state forest purposes are situated, out of funds hereafter made available for such purpose, an…
- § 4655 Tax-deeded lands classified as forest lands, pursuant to Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 3534), Part 6, Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, may…
- § 4656 This chapter does not interfere with the reasonable use of state forests for hunting, fishing, recreation and camping, except as otherwise provided by law. The…
- § 4656.1 The board may establish rules and regulations, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the…
- § 4656.2 The department shall protect the state forests from damage and preserve the peace therein.
- § 4656.3 Any person who violates the rules and regulations pertaining to the state forests established by the board is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall…
- § 4657 Insofar as the provisions of this chapter may be in conflict with any other provision of this division, the provision of this chapter shall control.
- § 4658 The Mountain Home Tract Forest in Tulare County shall be developed and maintained, pursuant to this chapter, as a multiple-use forest, primarily for public…
- § 4659 (a) For purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “City” means the City of Fort Bragg. (2) “County” means the County of Mendocino.…
ARTICLE 4. Soquel Demonstration State Forest §§ 4660–4664 · 5 sections
- § 4660 It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to establish and preserve an intensively managed, multifaceted research forest which is representative of…
- § 4661 The department may permit a limited amount of commercial timber operations on the property within the Soquel Demonstration State Forest in order to provide…
- § 4662 The department is responsible for the establishment and development of the Soquel Demonstration State Forest and for ongoing maintenance and operations. The…
- § 4663 The department, in coordination with the advisory committee, shall adopt a general plan for the state forest which reflects the long-range development and…
- § 4664 The duties and authority of the department pursuant to this article shall only arise if the state acquires the property comprising the Soquel Demonstration…