Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 22-2-3 - License Procurement; Posting of License Number; Exemption Procurement; Possession of Approved Certificate of Timber-Harvesting Exemption3.1. Any person engaged in timbering operations, timber buying or log buying for resale shall first procure a license to do so from the director. Licenses may be for a single or for multiple, either two or three, categories.3.2. Any person applying for a license to engage in timbering operations, timber buying or buying logs for resale shall do so by completing an application form supplied by the director.3.3. A fee of $150 shall be submitted with each single or multiple category license or license renewal application for each biennial license term. There shall be no prorating of the fee for partial year term licensing.3.4. Any person applying for the renewal of a timbering operator, timber buyer or log buyer license shall do so by completing a renewal form at least 15 days before the scheduled expiration of the Timbering License. A renewal form shall be sent by the director to the last known address of the licensee at least 30 days prior to the renewal deadline.3.5. Licenses not renewed for two successive biennial licensing terms (4 years) shall be deemed vacant, and the number shall be available for reassignment.3.6. Any person found guilty of operating without a license as specified by this rule shall be issued a Suspension Order and a Compliance Order and must procure such license before resuming operations.3.7. A sign, including thereon the name of the operator and the operator's license number, in letters no less than three inches high, shall be in plain view at each active landing on a timbering operation.3.8. Any person applying for an exemption from licensing shall complete an Application for Timber-Harvesting Exemption form and a Harvesting of Timber Notification form supplied by the director. The exempted person shall have in his or her possession a certificate of Timber-Harvesting Exemption approved by the director before any trees can be severed.