Sec. 3. (a) The department may issue permits, execute leases, or contract for the removal of merchantable timber from the state forests under this chapter. A permit, lease, or contract must do the following:

(1) Determine and fix the area within which it is lawful and in the best interests of the state to permit the removal of timber.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-23-4-3

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • merchantable timber: means timber, trees, and parts of trees that can be used for sawtimber, veneer, poles, posts, pulp, and any other product using wood or parts of trees. See Indiana Code 14-23-4-2
(2) Specify the nature of the timber to be removed.

     (b) A permit, lease, or contract must include specific provisions for at least the following:

(1) Adequate fire prevention measures.

(2) The completion of harvesting operations, which includes the disposition of the slash and repair of rights-of-way.

(3) Granting of rights-of-way.

(4) Compliance with rules adopted by the department to carry out this chapter.

(5) Reports to the department by the person authorized to remove the timber.

(6) Authorization for the state forester or the state forester’s designee to inspect the activities.

(7) Revocation of permits for failure to comply with any of the following:

(A) This chapter.

(B) Rules adopted under this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-5-4-2(c); 14-5-4-2(d); 14-5-4-2(f); 14-5-4-3(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.