California Administrative Code

(a) “Employee with wages as sole compensation” within the meaning of PRC §§ 4526.5 and 4528.5 shall be Persons for whom all of the following characteristics are present: (1) Receive compensation from hourly wages paid at least twice during each calendar month pursuant to Labor Co…

(a) Upon submission of a THP, the Registered Professional Forester (RPF) who prepares and signs a Plan is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of its contents. (1) The RPF preparing the Plan shall state in the THP the work which will be performed by the RPF plan preparer…

(a) The Executive Director shall designate a member of the staff to serve as acting Executive Director while the Executive Director is absent or unable to perform his or her regular duties. (b) If the Executive Director is unable to perform his or her regular duties and has not d…

An application for a License or an application for renewal of a License may be denied by the Director upon a statement of issues in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with § 11500) of Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code.

The Director may deny issuance of any License either upon original application or upon application for renewal for any of the reasons set forth in PRC § 4573. In addition, the Director may deny any application for renewal until any violations of the Rules and regulations of the B…

Only one (1) License may be issued to any partnership, corporation, or individual business entity.

(a) The Engineering Criteria Review Board shall consist of not more than nine (9) members, including at least one (1) geologist or engineering geologist, one (1) civil engineer specializing in soils, one (1) structural engineer, and one (1) coastal engineer. (b) The Board shall a…

a. The licensee shall: 1. Maintain a California mailing address to which official written communications from the Director shall be sent and received. 2. Provide such address on licensee's application. 3. Notify the Director at the Sacramento office in writing within 15 days of a…

(a) After approval of the Plan, but before commencement of Timber Operations by each LTO assigned to the Plan, the responsible RPF or Supervised Designee shall meet with either the LTO, or their representative who will be on the ground and directly responsible for Timber Operatio…

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…

(a) An application shall be submitted for filing and the thirty (30) day time period required by California Government Code Section 65943 shall begin to run when an executed application form is received at the Commission's offices unless the applicant requests in writing that the…

(a) An applicant may appeal the Executive Director's decision not to file an application. The appeal shall be in the form of a letter to the Executive Director. The letter shall explain the reasons for the appeal and include all facts and materials the applicant believes are rele…

For any THP which has been found to be in conformance with THP filing and review procedures and approved by the Director, but as to which no Notice of Completion (PRC § 4586) has been filed, when there is evidence that the THP area contains an active murrelet site or possesses a …

The Executive Director shall distribute not less than twenty-eight (28) days prior to the Commission hearing on the application one (1) copy of the fully completed and properly executed application form, any attachments or exhibits to the application form that provide a complete …

(a) The Director shall prepare a notice of filing which shall contain the basic information contained in the Notice of Intent (14 CCR § 1032.7) plus the assigned timber harvesting Plan number. (b) Within 2 working days of the date the Plan is filed, the Director shall transmit co…

If the Director decides to waive or shorten the time period for Plan review pursuant to 14 CCR § 1037.10, he or she shall give notice within three working days of that determination to all Persons or agencies to whom a Notice of Intent was sent.

(a) After the close of a public hearing, Commissioners may still direct questions or comments to the Executive Director or the applicant. (b) The staff shall treat written comments received after the close of the public hearing according to Sections 10430 and 10431 so long as the…

(a) Whenever the Commission takes a field trip to the site of any proposed project, the Commission meeting notice shall state that the Commission intends to take a field trip, and the Chair shall admonish the Commission members that they shall inform the Commission at the next Co…

Any change in ownership of land or timber must be reported to the Director if such a change occurs after a Plan is filed but before a report of satisfactory completion of Stocking is issued by the Director. It shall be the responsibility of the Timber Owner and/or Timberland owne…

A Plan submitted under section 14 CCR § 1051.3 above shall contain all the provisions of 14 CCR § 1034 except 14 CCR § 1034 (z) and the RPF shall: (a) Use a topographic map base with a minimum scale of 1:12,000. (b) Certify in the MTHP-FHR that the conditions or facts stated in i…

(a) The Executive Director shall prepare a recommendation for presentation at the meeting at which the Commission will vote on an application. (b) The Executive Director's recommendation shall be in the form of a proposed Commission resolution that complies with Section 10501 if …

A resolution granting an application in whole or in part shall: (a) summarize briefly but completely the project to be approved and any differences from the project described in the application; (b) authorize the project; (c) state clearly and briefly the terms and conditions to …

Before any motion on an application may be made, the Executive Director shall present the staff recommendation to the Commission. The Executive Director should mail by first class mail or send by electronic mail the staff recommendation to the Commission, the applicant, and each …

(a) On an ownership of 160 acres, or a quarter ( ¼ ) section or less of Timberland, a modified timber harvest Plan may be filed by a Plan submitter, providing that the following conditions and mitigations are met: (1) No more than 70% of any existing tree Canopy layer is to be ha…

The Director shall require a preharvest inspection of modified timber harvest Plans when substantial question by Review Team members exist on Plan contents or environmental impacts, and where winter operations are proposed according to 14 CCR §§ 914.7 (a) and (b) [934.7(a) and (b…

(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) If the Commission vote is consistent with the Executive Director's recommendation, the findings and conclusions contained in the recommendation shall become the Commission's findings and conclusions unless the Commission expressly adopts different or additional findings. (b) …

(a) Before cutting or removing timber on an Emergency basis, an RPF on behalf of a Timber Owner or operator shall submit a Notice of Emergency Timber Operations to the Director, on form RM-67 (1/1/10), form RM-65 (1052.4) (02/2020) for a Fuel Hazard Reduction Emergency, or form R…

(a) The following are conditions that constitute an Emergency pursuant to 14 CCR § 895.1: (1) Trees that are dead or dying as a result of insects, disease, parasites, or animal damage. (2) Trees that are fallen, damaged, dead or dying as a result of wind, snow, freezing weather, …

Emergency Timber Operations, under the presumed Emergency standard of 14 CCR § 1052.2, may be commenced provided a RPF is responsible for an on-site inspection, and tree Marking when required by subsection (a): (a) The Emergency notice used with this section is to be used only fo…

The RPF preparing the Notice of Emergency Timber Operations for Fuel Hazard Reduction shall describe the nature of the Emergency and the need for immediate cutting in sufficient detail so that the reason for the Emergency is clear. Emergency Timber Operations, under the presumed …

(a) The RPF preparing the Emergency Notice shall do all of the following: (1) provide as part of the Emergency Notice the certified lab testing results validating that trees or vegetation in the infestation area are infected with Phytophthora ramorum, the pathogen responsible for…

Permits shall be signed by the Executive Director and shall include: (a) the text of the Commission's resolution of approval, including all conditions, with all necessary exhibits and the vote of approval; (b) any other language or drawings, in full or incorporated by reference, …

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 …

(a) The public hearing should normally proceed in the following manner: (1) Identification of the record by CAL FIRE; (2) Statements on behalf of the appealing agency; (3) Statements on behalf of Person submitting the Plan; (4) Statements of members of the public, including other…

The Board has 10 days following the public hearing to determine whether, upon the record before it, the Plan is in conformance with the Rules and regulations of the Board, the provisions of the Act and all other applicable provisions of law, including the Timberland Productivity …

If the petitioner fails to file a Notice of Defense/Request for Hearing within the time period referenced in § 1057.1 of this article, the Board shall adopt the Director's Complaint and Proposed Order without hearing.

(a) Pursuant to PRC § 4601.4(b), these Rules are procedural in nature, the violation of which does not result in or cause environmental damage. The rule list consists of 14 CCR §§ 915.4, 935.4, 955.4; 918.1, 938.1, 958.1; 924.1; 925.2; 925.4; 926.2; 926.3; 926.23; 927.2; 927.14; …

(a) Drift gill net shark and swordfish permittees with valid permits issued pursuant to Section 106 of these regulations who choose to participate in the transition program shall submit a completed and notarized department form, Declaration of Intent to Participate in Drift Gill …

The following dredging, beneficial reuse, and disposal projects constitute “minor repairs or improvements” that may be authorized administratively: (a) All maintenance dredging projects that are completed within 10 years; (b) Any new dredging of 200,000 cubic yards or less comple…

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…

The Commission may approve the placement of minor fill to improve public access, including the mooring of an historic ship as defined in Section 10703, only if, in addition to the other findings required by Cal. Government Code Section 66605 and the San Francisco Bay Plan, the Co…

The Commission may approve fill as necessary to the welfare of the public in the entire Bay Area to protect historic structures only if the Commission finds and declares that: (a) the fill would be necessary to repair, maintain or rehabilitate a structure that has been listed on …

The silvicultural Rules of each forest District and the Act contain point count Stocking Standards to be met following the completion of a Timber Operation. The following procedure shall be used to determine if these Stocking Standards have been met. Since there are separate valu…

(a) The Commission shall commence a formal rulemaking process pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act to determine whether or not to implement an individual in-Bay dredged material allocation-program either (1) within 45 days of the Executive Director's determination at the…

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.

§ 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…