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Local regulation of private forestry in the eastern United States
| Author: |
Hickman, Clifford A.; Martus; Christopher E. |
| Date: |
1991 |
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In: Chang, Sun Joseph, comp. Environmental concerns, government regulations, new technology and their impact on southern forestry: Proceedings of the Southern Forest Economic Workshop; 1991 February 20-22; Washington, DC. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center |
| Abstract: |
A survey conducted during the latter half of 1990 indicates that currently 359 local ordinances regulate forestry in the eastern United States, with three-quarters of these ordinances in effect in the Northeast. The laws are of five types, which, in decreasing order of prevalence, are: (1) general environmental protection ordinances, (2) urban/suburban environmental protection ordinances, (3) public property/safety protection ordinances, (4) special feature/habitat protection ordinances, and (5) forestland preservation ordinances. The laws vary considerably in their regulatory requirements, but can be highly restrictive and may prescribe significant penalties. All levels of local government have enacted forestry regulations, with counties, townships, and municipalities each accounting, on a region-wide basis, for roughly one-third of the laws. Almost three-fourths of the existing ordinances have been established in the last 10 years, and almost half in just the last 5 years. |
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