290C.03 Eligibility requirements.
(a) Property may be enrolled in the sustainable forest incentive program under this chapter if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) property consists of at least 20 contiguous acres and at least 50 percent of the land must meet the definition of forest land in section 88.01, subdivision 7, during the enrollment;
(2) a forest management plan for the property must be prepared by an approved plan writer and implemented during the period in which the land is enrolled;
(3) timber harvesting and forest management guidelines must be used in conjunction with any timber harvesting or forest management activities conducted on the land during the period in which the land is enrolled;
(4) the property must be enrolled for a minimum of eight years;
(5) there are no delinquent property taxes on the property; and
(6) claimants enrolling more than 1,920 acres in the sustainable forest incentive program must allow year-round, nonmotorized access to fish and wildlife resources on enrolled land except within one-fourth mile of a permanent dwelling or during periods of high fire hazard as determined by the commissioner of natural resources.
(b) Claimants required to allow access under paragraph (a), clause (6), do not by that action:
(1) extend any assurance that the land is safe for any purpose;
(2) confer upon the person the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed; or
(3) assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to the person or property caused by an act or omission of the person.
HIST: 1Sp2001 c 5 art 8 s 7
* NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2001, First Special *Session chapter 5, article 8, section 7, is effective for taxes *levied in 2002, payable in 2003, and thereafter. Laws 2001, *First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 7, the *effective date.
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