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County-level logging regulation in Georgia
| Author: |
Greene, D.; Baxter, M.; Jackson, B. |
| Date: |
1992 |
| Periodical: |
Tech. Rep. 92-R-20. Washington, DC: American Pulpwood Association |
| Abstract: |
A survey of Georgia counties vas conducted to determine the growth of county ordinances regulating logging and log trucking since 1988. The School of Forest Resources and Extension Forest Resources Department at the University of Georgia contacted counties in Georgia during the summer of 1991 to determine the status of local timber harvesting or trucking ordinances. Members of the Transportation and Logging Operations Committees of the Georgia Forestry Association reviewed data to clarify county regulations or policies. Georgia counties were among the first in the South to enact ordinances to regulate logging and log trucking. This trend was identified and reported by Fred Cubbage in the mid1980s. Cubbage reported that fourteen Georgia counties had regulations affecting logging or tree removal by late 1988. Half of these counties contained major urban areas, such as Atlanta, Macon, or Savannah, while the other half were rural areas. Georgia counties tend to be small, so a sizable timber producer may work in twenty or more counties on a regular basis. With each county potentially enacting a slightly different ordinance, preparing to harvest a tract of timber becomes more time-consuming and confusing. |
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