77-5-303. Standards for forest practices in streamside management zones.
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77-5-303 . Standards for forest practices in streamside management zones.
(1)The following practices are prohibited in a streamside management zone:
(a)broadcast burning;
(b)the operation of wheeled or tracked vehicles except on established roads;
(c)the forest practice of clearcutting;
(d)the construction of roads except when necessary to cross a stream or wetland;
(e)the handling, storage, application, or disposal of hazardous or toxic materials in a manner that pollutes streams, lakes, or wetlands or that may cause damage or injury to humans, land, animals, or plants;
(f)the side-casting of road material into a stream, wetland, or watercourse; and
(g)the deposit of slash in streams or other water bodies.
(2)The department shall publish and distribute the rules implementing the streamside management standards.