Section 5-607 - Duties of forester. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-607. Duties of forester.
 

The forester shall: 

(1) Make plans for management and reforestation of forest, woodlot, and tree crop orchards; 

(2) Assist landowners of the district in marketing their forest products; 

(3) Hold meetings of county or local forest fire wardens, lookouts, guards, fire fighters, and others to instruct them in methods of forest fire prevention and extinction; 

(4) Enlist the cooperation of landowners in protection of their forests from fire, insects, and disease; 

(5) Make an annual written report of his activities to the Secretary; 

(6) Assist the State Extension Forester in carrying out the Farm Forestry Extension Program; 

(7) Assist forest landowners in formation and execution of soil conservation practices; 

(8) Keep accurate records of any forest management plan; 

(9) Assist in management of community or municipally owned forests; 

(10) Assist assessors in appraisal of woodlands; and 

(11) Advise and assist in planting food-bearing trees and shrubs for the benefit of wildlife. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 66C, § 395; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1.]