Section 5-607 - Duties of forester.
§ 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.]