2006 Minnesota Statutes

290C.03 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Land may be enrolled in the sustainable forest incentive program under this chapter if all
of the following conditions are met:
(1) the land 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 land 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 land must be enrolled for a minimum of eight years;
(5) there are no delinquent property taxes on the land; 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.
History: 1Sp2001 c 5 art 8 s 7; 2003 c 127 art 5 s 37