Md. Code Regs. 27.02.05.06

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 27.02.05.06 - [Effective 1/20/2025] Forest and Woodland Protection

A. Repealed.

B. Criteria. The agency administering State-owned lands on which timber harvesting is planned shall use all of the following criteria:

(1) A forest management plan shall be required for all timber harvesting occurring within any 1-year interval and affecting at least 1 acre of forest and developed woodland in the Critical Area. The plans shall be prepared by a registered professional forester and be reviewed and approved by the Department of Natural Resources. Plans shall include measures to protect surface and ground water quality, identify whether the activities will disturb or affect habitat protection areas as identified in Regulations .09-13 of this chapter, and incorporate protection measures for these areas. To provide for the continuity of habitat, the plans shall address mitigation through forest management techniques which include scheduling size, timing and intensity of harvest cuts, afforestation, and reforestation;

(2) A sediment control plan shall be required for all harvests of at least 5,000 square feet of disturbed area in the Critical Area, including harvesting on agricultural lands. This plan shall be developed according to the guidelines established by the Department of Natural Resources. The operations shall be implemented in accordance with specifications set out by the local soil conservation district and the Department of Natural Resources; and

(3) The cutting or clearing of trees within the buffer, as described in Regulation .09 of this chapter, shall be in accordance with that regulation.

Md. Code Regs. 27.02.05.06

Regulation .06 amended effective 52:1 Md. R. 1-46, eff. 1/20/2025.