77-5-303. Standards for Forest Practices in Streamside Management Zones

(1) The following practices are prohibited in a streamside management zone:
(a) broadcast burning;
(b) the operation of wheeled or tracked vehicles except on established roads;
(c) the forest practice of clearcutting;
(d) the construction of roads except when necessary to cross a stream or wetland;
(e) the handling, storage, application, or disposal of hazardous or toxic materials in a manner that pollutes streams, lakes, or wetlands or that may cause damage or injury to humans, land, animals, or plants;
(f) the side-casting of road material into a stream, wetland, or watercourse; and
(g) the deposit of slash in streams or other water bodies.

(2) The department shall publish and distribute the rules implementing the streamside management standards.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 608, L. 1991.

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Last Modified: 07/05/2007