§ 2-15-1 - Registration of wood cutting operations.

SECTION 2-15-1

   § 2-15-1  Registration of wood cuttingoperations. – No person, firm or corporation, or any authorized agent of that person, firm orcorporation, shall cut or saw standing or growing trees, shrubs or vegetationfor commercial forest products, other than for the owner's own domestic use,unless the person, firm or corporation is registered as a woods operator withthe department of environmental management. Application for a registrationcertificate shall be made, in writing, on or after July 1 of each year on formsprepared by the department of environmental management accompanied by a fee asauthorized by regulation in § 2-10-3.1 for each certificate, and allregistration certificates shall expire on June 30 of the year following theirissuance. Funds collected from registration fees as provided in this sectionshall be deposited within the state forestry fund as provided for in §2-10-3.