Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

Within 90 days after the posting of his or her notice of location upon a lode mining claim, placer claim, tunnel right or location, or millsite claim or location, the locator shall record, in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the claim is situated, a true c…

The amount of work done, improvements made, or maintenance fee paid to the Bureau of Land Management in the United States Department of Interior during each year to hold possession of a mining claim shall be that prescribed by the laws of the United States. (Amended by Stats. 199…

(a) Whenever labor is performed, improvements are made, or a maintenance fee is paid as required by law upon any mining claim, the person on whose behalf the labor was performed, improvements made, or a maintenance fee was paid, or someone in his or her behalf, within 30 days aft…

The board of supervisors, may require, by resolution, that any person filing an affidavit pursuant to Section 3913 or any person filing a notice of intent to hold, demonstrate proof of payment of any unsecured tax levied against the mining claim on which the affidavit or notice o…

(a) The following are the only monuments which may be used pursuant to this chapter: (1) A wooden post not less than 112 inches in diameter projecting at least two feet above the ground. (2) A mound of stone projecting at least two feet above the ground. (3) A nonperforated, capp…

Any person who takes down, removes, alters, or destroys any stake, post, monument, or notice of location upon any mining claim which is required by law to be upon the mining claim, without the consent of the owner thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon convict…

Whenever a coowner or coowners of a mining claim give to a delinquent coowner or coowners the notice in writing or notice by publication provided for in Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, an affidavit of the person giving the notice, stating the time, plac…

The original of the notice and affidavit, or a duly certified copy of the record thereof, shall be prima facie evidence that the delinquent mentioned in Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States has failed or refused to contribute his or her proportion of the expe…

If the delinquent, within the 90 days required by Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, contributes to his or her coowner or coowners his or her proportion of the expenditures and also all costs of service of the notice required by Section 3917, whether incur…

If the coowner fails to sign and deliver the writing to the delinquent within 20 days after the contribution, the coowner so failing is liable to the delinquent for a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) to be recovered by the delinquent in any court of competent jurisdiction. I…

The record of any location of a mining claim, millsite, or tunnel right in the office of the county recorder, as provided in this chapter, shall be received in evidence and have the same force and effect in the courts of the state as the original notice. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch…

Copies of the records of all instruments required to be recorded by this chapter, duly certified by the recorder in whose custody the records are, may be read in evidence under the same circumstances and rules as are provided by law for using copies of instruments relating to rea…

This chapter does not in any manner affect or abolish any mining district or the rules and regulations thereof within the state. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 259, Sec. 11.)

Whenever any mining district in this state, organized or created under the laws of the United States, is dissolved, the officers or custodians of the records of the mining district shall deposit with the county recorder of the county, in which the district is located, all records…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)

“Board” means the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 972, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1999.)

“Cultural burn” or “cultural burning” means the intentional application of fire to land by a California Native American tribe, a tribal organization, or a cultural fire practitioner to achieve cultural goals or objectives, including for sustenance, ceremonial activities, biodiver…

“Cultural fire practitioner” means a person recognized by a California Native American tribe or tribal organization with substantial experience in burning to meet cultural goals or objectives, including for sustenance, ceremonial activities, biodiversity, or other benefits. (Amen…

“Department” means the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 150.)

“Director” means the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 151.)

“Prescribed grazing” means the lawful application of grazing by a specific kind of livestock at a determined season, duration, and intensity to accomplish defined vegetation or conservation goals, including reducing the risk of wildfire by reducing fuel loads, controlling undesir…

(a) “Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force” means the task force established by the Governor to oversee the implementation of Executive Order No. B-52-18. (b) Any reference in any law or regulation to the Forest Management Task Force is deemed to, instead, refer to the Wildfi…

(a) A party to a hearing held pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 44300) of Part 4 may appeal to the board to review the written decision of the hearing panel or hearing officer or to review the petitioner’s request in the instance of a failure of a hearing panel or he…

Within 30 days from the date that an appeal is filed with the board, the board may do any of the following: (a) Determine not to hear the appeal if the appellant fails to raise substantial issues. (b) Determine not to hear the appeal if the appellant failed to participate in the …

(a) In the board’s hearing on the appeal, the evidence before the board shall consist of the record before the hearing panel or hearing officer, relevant facts as to any actions or inactions not subject to review by a hearing panel or hearing officer, the record before the local …

The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Forest lands, while often managed to produce wood fiber for building materials and paper manufacture, also provide public benefits, including employment opportunities in both rural and urban areas, renewable energy, protection and enha…

The Legislature further declares that, except as specifically provided in this chapter the state shall not claim any right, title, or interest in the land, trees, or other vegetation which are the subject of a forest resource improvement project undertaken pursuant to this chapte…

The purpose of this chapter is to encourage private and public investments in, and an improved management of, forest lands and resources within the state to ensure adequate future high quality timber supplies, related employment and other economic benefits, and the protection, ma…

In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the department is authorized to enter into agreements and make loans and otherwise carry out the purposes of this chapter. The forestry assistance program conducted by the department shall encourage forest resource improvements and …

As used in this chapter: (a) “A county with high unemployment” means a county with an annual unemployment rate, as reported by the Employment Development Department, higher than the mean annual unemployment rate of “rate adjustment counties” as defined pursuant to the Timber Yiel…

(a) Agreements may be entered into and loans may be made by the director pursuant to this chapter for all of the following purposes: (1) Preparation of management plans for forest land. (2) Site preparation. (3) Planting and costs of seeds and seedlings. (4) Young growth stand im…

(a) The director may enter into agreements with eligible landowners pursuant to which the landowner will undertake forest resource improvement work in return for an agreement by the director to share the cost of carrying out the work. The director is authorized to share up to 90 …

A forest landowner who has entered into an undue hardship agreement with the Controller for the payment of inheritance taxes pursuant to Section 14143.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code may apply annually to the director for a grant in the amount of 50 percent of the interest due…

(a) The director may make the following types of loans relating to forest resource improvement projects: (1) The director may make loans for forest resource improvement work to cover all or part of a smaller nonindustrial landowner’s cost share payment required pursuant to Sectio…

To be eligible for participation in an agreement pursuant to Section 4795 or loan pursuant to Section 4796, the following conditions must be met: (a) The application requirements of Section 4799 are satisfied. (b) The landowner is a person owning forest land. Where the land is ow…

(a) Any cost share payments advanced pursuant to Section 4795 shall be refunded to the director in the event of either: (1) The filing of an application for rezoning or immediate rezoning pursuant to Section 51120 or 51130 of the Government Code within 10 years of the date an agr…

Cost share payments or loans pursuant to this chapter may be made for forest resource improvement work which is also the subject of payments or other assistance provided pursuant to federal law; provided, that payments or loans may not be made pursuant to this chapter to satisfy …

In addition to the requirements of Section 4797, to be eligible to participate in agreements pursuant to Section 4795, or receive loans pursuant to Section 4796, the landowner shall do all of the following: (a) Submit a long-term forest and land management plan for approval by th…

(a) When allocating available funds among projects proposed pursuant to this chapter, the director shall select those projects that, in the judgment of the director, produce the greatest public benefit, giving consideration to both of the following factors: (1) The need for and p…

To carry out the provisions of this chapter and to facilitate participation in the program authorized by this chapter, the director may promulgate such regulations, guidelines, or publications as the director deems appropriate. Such regulations, guidelines, or publications shall …

(a) The director shall work cooperatively with other public agencies of local, state, and federal government to encourage such agencies to undertake forest resource improvement work and otherwise accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The director is authorized to enter into co…

To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the department is authorized to: (a) Collect or contract for adequate supplies of high-quality seed and take whatever steps are necessary to insure to the maximum degree feasible that seeds or seedlings planted as part of forest resourc…

(a) (1) The director may provide grants to, or enter into contracts or other cooperative agreements with, entities, including, but not limited to, private or nongovernmental entities, Native American tribes, or local, state, and federal public agencies, for the implementation and…

As used in this article, “lumber” means all timber, whether in logs, boards, planks, or beams, and whether in rafts or otherwise. It does not include the sort of wood commonly called driftwood. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)

Whenever any lumber drifts upon any island in any of the waters of this state, or upon the bank of any such waters, the owner of the lumber may remove it on payment or tendering to the owner or occupant of the land the amount of the damages which the owner or occupant of the land…

If the owner of the lumber does not, within three months from the time it was so drifted, take the lumber away, the owner or occupant of the land shall deliver a bill of his charges, together with the lumber, to the sheriff of the county. The sheriff shall dispose of the lumber i…