California Administrative Code

(a) A Modified THP for Fuel Hazard Reduction (hereafter also referred to as “MTHP-FHR”) may be filed by a Plan submitter for a Project area not to exceed 2,500 acres, providing that the following conditions and mitigations are met: (1) An average of at least 40% of the existing O…

(a) The Executive Director shall sign and shall mail the permit to all permittee(s) within fifteen (15) working days following the approval. (b) Within five days of the Commission approval, an applicant may request in writing that the Executive Director extend to 30 working days …

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) or the Director of the CDFW pursuant to PRC § 4582.9 may appeal the Director's approval of a THP, or Substantial Deviation (14 CCR §§ 1036 and 1039) by doing the following: (a) No later than ten days form the date of THP approval, t…

The regulations contained in this article govern procedures affecting appeals to the Board on return of Plans by the Director pursuant to the provisions of PRC § 4582.7.

(a) When the Director determines that a Plan is not in conformance with the Rules of the Board, the Plan shall be returned to the Person submitting the Plan with a statement including the following: (1) The reasons for returning the Plan; (2) Notice that the Person submitting the…

The Chairman of the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) shall, without being required to consult other members of the Board, within five (5) working days of receiving the appeal grant a hearing on an appeal by SWRCB or CDFW pursuant to PRC § 4582.9 if the Chairman…

(a) At least 15 days prior to the hearing, the Board shall give public notice as follows: (1) Mailing the notice to the SWRCB designee or CDFW, and the Plan submitter and sending the notice to the Director for distribution as provided in subsection (2) - (5) below; (2) Mailing th…

(a) The Executive Director cannot act on an administrative permit application if either one of the following sets of circumstances exist: (1) when the Commission holds a meeting within 14 days of the mailing of the administrative listing, one or more Commissioner has objected at …

Hearings conducted under the procedures of this article shall be electronically recorded by the Board. Cost of transcription or reproduction of the electronic recording, if requested shall be borne by the party making such request.

(a) The Board shall conduct the petition hearing under this article in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with § 11500) of Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code. The hearing procedure is intended to satisfy due process and public policy requireme…

(a) Following the hearing, the Board shall determine: (1) Whether the alleged violations cited in the Director's Proposed Order are supported by substantial evidence in light of the whole record (as defined in § 1057.4) before it; and (2) Whether to affirm, modify, or set aside, …

If time allows, the Executive Director shall consult with the Chair before granting an emergency permit. If time does not allow consultation prior to granting the permit, the Executive Director shall notify the Chair as soon as possible after granting the emergency permit.

The Executive Director shall grant an emergency permit, upon reasonable terms and conditions, which may include an expiration date and a requirement to submit a regular permit application by a specified date, if he or she finds that: (a) An emergency exists and requires action mo…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person operating under the authority of a swordfish permit as specified in Section 107 of these regulations may not possess a gill net aboard a swordfish permit vessel, except that set gill nets may be possessed, provided that the int…

The objective of this article is to describe the Stocking sampling procedures that the Timber Owner or his agent shall use to determine if the Stocking Standards of the Act and Rules have been met following the completion of a Timber Operation.

When the Commission has voted on an application for a Commission permit in such a way that requires the Commission to adopt findings at a future Commission meeting pursuant to Section 10514(e), the Commission shall meet the requirements contained in the McAteer-Petris Act and the…

As used in the San Francisco Bay Plan and in these regulations, the designated in-Bay dredged material disposal sites are as follows. These designations do not preclude the need for a Commission permit to dispose of dredged material at the sites or substitute for the findings tha…

Small dredgers are exempt from the individual in-Bay dredged material disposal allocation process, but they must still fully comply with all other McAteer-Petris and San Francisco Bay Plan policies regarding dredging and the disposal of dredged material.

(a) Within 45 days of either (1) a written determination by the Executive Director that the average annual volume of dredged material disposed of over the preceding triennial review period at all in-Bay disposal sites designated by the Commission no longer exceeds the target volu…

After terminating the imposition of individual dredged material disposal allocations, the Commission can reimpose individual dredged material disposal allocations only if the conditions specified in Section 10720 and 10721 exist and the Commission determines to impose the allocat…

(a) No more than five (5) unstocked plots shall be contiguous to each other. A contiguous unstocked plot is any plot within the rectangle constructed around the two adjacent plots on the same line and the three plots adjacent to them on the two nearest lines. See Figure 1073(a). …

(a) If the project described in an application for a material amendment to an administrative permit would constitute a minor repair or improvement, the application shall be made in the same form as an application for an administrative permit as required by Section 10610. (b) If t…

(a) The following definitions apply to this article: (1) “Designated Agent” means a person granted sole authority, through written certification of all the Nonindustrial Tree Farmer(s) designated in a submitted or approved NTMP, to conduct those activities specifically assigned t…

The Nonindustrial Timber Management Plan (NTMP) or Notice of Timber Operations (Notice) for proposed Timber Operations provided for by Article 7.5, Chapter 8, Part 2, Division 4 of the Public Resources Code (commencing with § 4593) shall be submitted in writing to the Director at…

If the Director determines that a Plan is not in conformance with the Rules of the Board the Plan shall be returned in accordance with 14 CCR § 1054. In addition, the Director shall state any changes and reasonable conditions that in the Director's professional judgment are neede…

Amendments proposing Substantial Deviation from an original Plan shall be submitted to the Director in writing by the Person who submitted the original Plan, or the successor in interest. Substantial Deviations shall not be undertaken until such amendment has been filed and acted…

(a) Where the abbreviation “THP”, the term “Timber Harvesting Plan”, or the word “Plan” is used in Chapter 4, Subchapters 1 through 6 and Chapter 4.5 it shall also mean “PTHP”. In Subchapter 7, this equivalency will occur for all sections except §§ 1032 through 1042. (b) Within 1…

(a) A Program Timber Harvesting Plan (PTHP) may be filed for ownerships where a PTEIR has been certified by the Director. (b) The PTEIR shall assess impacts and provide mitigation for those on and off-site impacts resulting from Timber Operations involved with an ownership, porti…

Each affected LTO shall: (a) Sign the Plan and major amendments to the Plan, or sign and file with the Director a facsimile of such Plan or amendments, agreeing to abide by the terms and specifications of the Plan. This shall be accomplished prior to implementation of the followi…

For each calendar year, within fifteen days before, and not later than the day of the start up of a Timber Operation, the PTHP Submitter, or designee shall notify CAL FIRE of the start of Timber Operations. The notification, by telephone or by mail, shall be directed to the appro…

(a) The Director shall prepare a notice of filing which shall contain the basic information contained in the Notice of Intent (14 CCR § 1092.04). (b) Within two working days of the date the PTHP is filed, the Director shall transmit copies of the Notice of Filing to: (1) The Pers…

(a) Upon filing a PTHP in accordance with 14 CCR § 1092.16 the Director shall place it, or a true copy thereof, in a file available for public inspection, and shall transmit a copy to the CDFW, the appropriate RWQCB, the CGS, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the county pla…

The effective period of the RMP shall not exceed the effective period of the Plan to which the RMP is appended.

Where the abbreviation THP, the term Timber Harvesting Plan, or the word Plan is used in Chapter 4, Subchapters 1 through 6 and Chapter 4.5 it shall also mean Working Forest Management Plan as specified in PRC § 4597 et seq. In Subchapter 7 this equivalency will occur for all sec…

The Working Forest Management Plan (WFMP) or Working Forest Harvest Notice for proposed timber operations, pursuant to PRC § 4597.1 et seq., shall be submitted in writing to the Director at the appropriate CAL FIRE Review Team Office specified under 14 CCR § 1032, and shall conta…

(a) The Designated Agent may submit a proposed deviation, as prepared by the RPF, to the approved Plan. No action shall occur that substantially deviates, as defined by the Board, from the approved Plan until the substantial deviation has been approved by the Director. The Direct…

(a) Within one (1) month after completion of the work described in the Working Forest Harvest Notice, excluding work for stocking, site preparation, or maintenance of drainage facilities and soil stabilization treatments on skid trails, roads, and landings after the Plan period, …

(a) Areas. Section 8495 of the Fish and Game Code designates the California Halibut Trawl Grounds as certain state waters along the mainland shore between Point Arguello and Point Mugu and specifies that this area is open to trawling when the season is open. Subdivision 8495(c) s…

(a) If a landowner with an approved NTMP with less than 2,500 acres of timberland expands the total timberland ownership to 2,500 or more acres of timberland through acquisition of additional timberland they may transition into a WFMP through a substantial deviation to the NTMP. …

A participating landowner(s), in conjunction with the preparation of an application for a WFMP filed with the Department, may also seek approval of a Safe Harbor Agreement from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, pursuant to Article 3.7 (commencing with Section 2089.2) of Chapte…

Notwithstanding any other law, if a person with a WFMP applies for state restoration grant funding for a restoration project that provides a significant public benefit, the application shall not be summarily denied on the basis that the project is a required condition of the Plan…

This WFMP shall not apply to the Southern Subdistrict of the Coast Forest District, as defined in Section 14 CCR § 895.1.

Persons bringing pismo clams into the State at any time that such clams are legal to import under the provisions of section 2369 of the Fish and Game Code shall comply with the following regulations: (a) Pismo clams taken outside of this State must not be brought into, nor posses…

(a) When the Commission receives the draft descriptive notice, it may invite written comment or hold a public hearing and shall thereafter determine by a majority vote of those present and voting whether it wants to initiate the amendment process. (b) If the Commission determines…

Except as exempted by 14 CCR §§ 1104.1 and 1104.2 of this article a Timberland conversion permit issued by the Director is required for conversion of Timberland as defined in § 1100. Issuance of the Timberland Conversion Permit to the Timberland owner must be completed before con…

Timber Operations conducted under this section shall be exempt from Conversion Permit and THP requirements of this article. Timber Operations shall comply with all other provisions of the Act, Rules and currently effective provisions of county general plans, zoning ordinances, an…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Director may deny, suspend or revoke a conversion permit in accordance with the requirements of Article 9 (commencing with § 4621) of Chapter 8, Part 2, Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, provided that all proceedings in connect…

Upon application by the permittee for cancellation, the conversion permit may be cancelled by the Director upon such terms and conditions as he may set forth. Upon cancellation of the conversion permit, an agreement of cancellation, executed by the permittee and the Director, sha…

(a) The Commission, the Executive Director, a local government, or any other person may propose that the Commission develop a special area plan. (b) After such a proposal has been made, the Executive Director shall prepare a brief summary and report on the proposal that shall inc…

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…