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HB 1709 Board for Foresters created.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of Professions and Occupations; Board for Foresters. Creates the Board for Foresters in the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The nine-member Board shall consists of seven foresters and two citizens. Under the bill, individuals are required to be licensed by the Board to practice forestry or forest management. Forestry is defined as a profession embracing the science, art and practice of creating, managing, using and conserving forests and associated resources for human benefit and in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values. Forest management is defined as the practical application of biological, physical, quantitative, managerial, economic, social, and policy principles to the regeneration, management, utilization and conservation of forests to meet specified goals and objectives while maintaining the productivity of the forest. Forest management includes management for aesthetics, fish, recreation, urban values, water, wilderness, wildlife, wood products and other forest resource values.


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