Section 1.21. Private forestry assistance.

 

(1)   Purpose. This section and ss. NR 1.211 to 1.213 contain rules for the administration of the private forestry assistance program to private, non-industrial landowners under ss. 26.35 , 28.01 and 28.07 , Stats. Priorities for servicing private forestry requests and a cooperative program with consulting foresters is established.

(2)   Definitions. For the purpose of this section and ss. NR 1.211 to 1.213 :

(a) "Consulting forester" means a forester who provides a variety of professional forestry services to and represents private landowners on a contract or fee basis which is paid by the landowner.

(b) "Cooperating forester" means a consulting forester or industrial forester who enters into a cooperative agreement with the department relating to the providing of forestry services to private landowners.

(c) "Department" means the Wisconsin department of natural resources.

(d) "Department forester" means a person meeting the qualifications of the department and employed by the department to carry out assigned forest management responsibilities.

(e) "Forester" means a person other than one employed by the department who has received a bachelor's or higher degree in forestry from a school of forestry with a curriculum accredited by the Society of American Foresters or an equivalent degree, as determined by the chief state forester.

(f) "Forestry firm" means a business that employs a forester or foresters and is engaged in providing forest management services to private landowners.

(g) "Industrial forester" means a forester employed by a wood-using industry, who, as part of his or her employment, provides advice and assistance to private landowners to promote approved forest management practices.

(h) "Poletimber" means those trees that range from 5 to 9 inches in diameter for conifers and 5 inches to 11 inches in diameter for all other species when measured 4.5 feet above ground level and which contain a minimum volume of 3 cords per acre.

(i) "Sawtimber" means those trees that are at least 9 inches and larger in diameter for conifers and 11 inches and larger in diameter for all other species when measured 4.5 feet above ground level and which contain a minimum volume of 1300 board feet per acre.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1975, No. 232 , eff. 5-1-75; r. and recr. Register, July, 1989, No. 403 , eff. 8-1-89; am. (2) (d), Register, May, 1994, No. 461 , eff. 6-1-94; renum. (2) (a) to (f), (i) and (j) to be (2) (b) to (f), (a), (h) and (i) and am. (2) (a), (b) and (e), am. (2) (g), r. (2) (h), Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96; CR 07-011 : am. (2) (e), Register October 2007 No. 622 , eff. 11-1-07.