Chapter 89A — Minnesota Forest Resources Council

89A.01 Definitions This section defines important words used throughout the forest resources chapter. It covers terms like 'commissioner,' … 89A.02 Policy This section sets the state's goals for managing forests. Minnesota aims to keep forests healthy, support the economy, … 89A.03 Minnesota Forest Resources Council This section creates the Minnesota Forest Resources Council, which advises the governor and legislature on forest … 89A.04 Partnership This section describes the duties of the Forest Resources Council. The council must create a long-term plan for … 89A.05 Timber Harvesting and Forest Management Guidelines This section requires the creation of guidelines for timber harvesting and forest management. These guidelines are meant … 89A.06 Landscape-level Forest Resource Planning and Coordination This section says the state should monitor whether the timber harvesting guidelines are being followed. If the … 89A.07 Monitoring This section says landowners cannot be forced to follow the forest management guidelines through lawsuits or regulations … 89A.08 Research Advisory Committee This section creates the Forest Resources Research Advisory Committee to help guide forest research in Minnesota. The … 89A.09 Interagency Information Cooperative This section requires schools and agencies to work together to provide education about Minnesota's forests. The goal is … 89A.10 Continuing Education This section allows the commissioner of natural resources to create a forest certification program. Certification helps … 89A.105 Implementation This section requires the commissioner of natural resources to maintain a database of forest land ownership in … 89A.11 Sunset This section deals with forest carbon sequestration and encourages practices that help forests absorb carbon dioxide …