13:1L-17.7. Development, distribution of comprehensive community forestry plan, approval
7. a. The State Forester, with the advice and assistance of the council, shall develop and make available to local governments and shade tree commissions a list of guideline elements found within a comprehensive community forestry plan. These guidelines shall establish but not limit the basic framework of an approved plan. The State Forester, with the advice and assistance of the council, shall develop and make available to local governments and shade tree commissions a procedure for submitting for approval a comprehensive community forestry plan.
b. A local government may develop and submit to the State Forester for approval a comprehensive community forestry plan according to procedures established by the department.
c. The State Forester, after review and comment by the council, shall approve a comprehensive community forestry plan if all required parts of the plan adequately address the needs of the community and the tree resource.
L.1996,c.135,s.7.