No person shall conduct timber operations unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted for such operations to the department pursuant to this article. Such plan shall be required in addition to the license required in Section 4571.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 4581
Timber Harvesting
Known as the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act
The act spans §§ 4511–4630 (177 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 37 Cal. 4th 921 - Pacific Lumber Co. v. State Water Resources Control Board (2006)
Most recently applied in 37 Cal. 4th 921 - Pacific Lumber Co. v. State Water Resources Control Board (January 2006)
Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.
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