La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXXIX-1311

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXXIX-1311 - Obligations of the Landowner

A. The landowner shall abide by the provision of the law establishing this program, these regulations, and the cooperative agreement.

B. The landowner shall maintain the land subject to the cooperative agreement in forestry usage in accordance with the cooperative agreement for a period of at least 10 years from the date the department issues a certification of performance of the terms of the cooperative agreement. This requirement shall not apply when the approved practice is prescribed burning.

C. The landowner shall not sell, convey, or otherwise lose control of land subject to a cooperative agreement under this program without placing a provision in the Act transferring the land requiring the new landowner to assume responsibility for abiding by the terms of the cooperative agreement and to maintain the approved forestry practices for the life of the cooperative agreement.

D. The landowner shall reimburse the department the cost of the state's involvement in the cooperative agreement plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees if the landowner violates the law establishing the program, these regulations or the cooperative agreement.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXXIX-1311

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, LR 24:1680 (September 1998), Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, LR 421868 (11/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:4413.