Section 19-11-1 - Care and protection; rules and regulations; forestry standards.

19-11-1. [Care and protection; rules and regulations; forestry standards.]

That the commissioner of public lands shall  have authority, and it shall be his duty, to care for the timber and the timber products upon the state lands, under such  rules and regulations as he may prescribe, [and] said rules and regulations shall provide for the practice of forestry according to  standards that will protect the timber and timber products and also protect the watersheds of the state.