New Hampshire Revised Statutes 310-A:100 – Board of Foresters; Establishment; Expenses
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I. A board of licensing for foresters is established to administer the provisions of this subdivision. The board shall consist of 7 persons appointed by the governor and council, 4 of whom shall be foresters as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:99, I, and 3 public members. Of the forester members, one shall be the director, division of forests and lands, one shall be an industrial forester, one shall be a private forester, and one shall be a forester from the public sector. A public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the forestry profession or the spouse of any such person, and who does not have and never has had, a material financial interest in either the provision of forestry services or an activity directly related to forestry. Two of the public members shall be forest landowners actively engaged in forest management, but not otherwise connected with the forestry profession.
II. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a resident of this state for at least 5 years prior to appointment. Each forestry member shall have actively practiced forestry for at least 6 years prior to appointment and shall have held a responsible position in charge of such work for at least 2 years prior to appointment, which may include the teaching of forestry at a recognized college or university.
III. Members shall be appointed for 5-year terms, except that no more than one appointed members’ terms may expire in any one calendar year. Appointments for terms of less than appointed member’s term may expire in any one calendar year. Appointments for terms of less than 5 years may be made in order to comply with this limitation. No appointed member shall be eligible to serve more than 2 full consecutive terms, provided that for this purpose only a period actually served which exceeds
1/2 of the 5-year term shall be deemed a full term. Upon expiration of a member’s term, the member shall serve until a successor is qualified and appointed. The successor’s term shall be 5 years from the date of expiration of the predecessor’s appointment, regardless of the date of the successor’s appointment. Vacancies occurring prior to the expiration of a specific term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. A board member may be removed for cause by the governor and council under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 4:1.
IV. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for mileage at the state employee rate.
V. The board shall hold at least 3 regular meetings each year and special meetings at such times as it may deem necessary. Notice of all meetings shall be given in such a manner as rules adopted by the board may provide. The board shall biennially elect or appoint a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. A majority of the members of the board have been approved by the governor and council shall constitute a quorum.
VI. (a) The board shall adopt an official seal.
(b) The board shall keep a true record of its proceedings in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(c) The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board, and a transcript of such records certified by the secretary of the board under seal shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.
VII. [Repealed.]
II. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a resident of this state for at least 5 years prior to appointment. Each forestry member shall have actively practiced forestry for at least 6 years prior to appointment and shall have held a responsible position in charge of such work for at least 2 years prior to appointment, which may include the teaching of forestry at a recognized college or university.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 310-A:100
- biennially: when applied to meetings and elections in towns, shall mean the biennial meetings and elections required by law to be holden in the month of November biennially, dating from the commencement of biennial elections in 1878; and the word "annual" when applied to meetings and elections in towns, shall mean the annual meetings and elections required by law to be holden in the month of March. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:7
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Forester: means a person who practices forestry and is licensed under this subdivision, or a person specifically exempted from licensure under N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 310-A:99
- Forestry: means the science of silviculture and the practice and art of managing and using for human benefit forestlands and the natural resources that occur in association with forestlands, including trees, other plants, animals, soil, water, and related air and climate. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 310-A:99
- governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression thereof made by means of wax, or a wafer, affixed thereto. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:11
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
III. Members shall be appointed for 5-year terms, except that no more than one appointed members’ terms may expire in any one calendar year. Appointments for terms of less than appointed member’s term may expire in any one calendar year. Appointments for terms of less than 5 years may be made in order to comply with this limitation. No appointed member shall be eligible to serve more than 2 full consecutive terms, provided that for this purpose only a period actually served which exceeds
1/2 of the 5-year term shall be deemed a full term. Upon expiration of a member’s term, the member shall serve until a successor is qualified and appointed. The successor’s term shall be 5 years from the date of expiration of the predecessor’s appointment, regardless of the date of the successor’s appointment. Vacancies occurring prior to the expiration of a specific term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. A board member may be removed for cause by the governor and council under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 4:1.
IV. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for mileage at the state employee rate.
V. The board shall hold at least 3 regular meetings each year and special meetings at such times as it may deem necessary. Notice of all meetings shall be given in such a manner as rules adopted by the board may provide. The board shall biennially elect or appoint a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. A majority of the members of the board have been approved by the governor and council shall constitute a quorum.
VI. (a) The board shall adopt an official seal.
(b) The board shall keep a true record of its proceedings in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(c) The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board, and a transcript of such records certified by the secretary of the board under seal shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.
VII. [Repealed.]