528.048 Variance required for logging with tractor on certain slopes.
1. No person may engage in tractor logging on a slope whose gradient is 30 percent or more without first obtaining a variance from the State Forester Firewarden.
2. The State Forester Firewarden shall act on a request for a variance within 45 days after receipt of a proper application, which shall include the information required by subsection 2 of NRS 528.043. If a variance is granted, it is subject to such conditions and requirements as the State Forester Firewarden may prescribe.
3. In acting on a request for a variance, the State Forester Firewarden shall consider the following factors:
(a) The extent to which tractor logging may destroy advanced regeneration and litter cover;
(b) The extent to which tractor logging may cause soils to be displaced or erode; and
(c) The extent to which tractor logging may cause siltation and eroded soils to infiltrate the 200-foot stream buffer.
4. An applicant may request a hearing before the State Forester Firewarden within 10 days after the denial of a request for a variance.
5. Upon any final denial, any performance bond shall be returned to the applicant.
528.048 Variance required for logging with tractor on certain slopes.
1. No person may engage in tractor logging on a slope whose gradient is 30 percent or more without first obtaining a variance from the State Forester Firewarden.
2. The State Forester Firewarden shall act on a request for a variance within 45 days after receipt of a proper application, which shall include the information required by subsection 2 of NRS 528.043. If a variance is granted, it is subject to such conditions and requirements as the State Forester Firewarden may prescribe.
3. In acting on a request for a variance, the State Forester Firewarden shall consider the following factors:
(a) The extent to which tractor logging may destroy advanced regeneration and litter cover;
(b) The extent to which tractor logging may cause soils to be displaced or erode; and
(c) The extent to which tractor logging may cause siltation and eroded soils to infiltrate the 200-foot stream buffer.
4. An applicant may request a hearing before the State Forester Firewarden within 10 days after the denial of a request for a variance.
5. Upon any final denial, any performance bond shall be returned to the applicant.
528.048 Variance required for logging with tractor on certain slopes.
1. No person may engage in tractor logging on a slope whose gradient is 30 percent or more without first obtaining a variance from the State Forester Firewarden.
2. The State Forester Firewarden shall act on a request for a variance within 45 days after receipt of a proper application, which shall include the information required by subsection 2 of NRS 528.043. If a variance is granted, it is subject to such conditions and requirements as the State Forester Firewarden may prescribe.
3. In acting on a request for a variance, the State Forester Firewarden shall consider the following factors:
(a) The extent to which tractor logging may destroy advanced regeneration and litter cover;
(b) The extent to which tractor logging may cause soils to be displaced or erode; and
(c) The extent to which tractor logging may cause siltation and eroded soils to infiltrate the 200-foot stream buffer.
4. An applicant may request a hearing before the State Forester Firewarden within 10 days after the denial of a request for a variance.
5. Upon any final denial, any performance bond shall be returned to the applicant.
