CHAPTER 591

591.15 Community forests;

short title.

History. — s. 2, ch. 20902, 1941.

591.16 Community forests; purposes.

(1) To encourage counties, cities, towns, and school districts to utilize idle lands for productive forest purposes.

(2) To encourage reduction of taxation through producing income from wise use of such lands.

(3) To encourage development and make available, in community forests, areas having desirable recreational features.

(4) To encourage forestry education by establishing permanent forests for use of vocational agriculture departments, schools, and Boy and Girl Scout troops.

History. — s. 1, ch. 20902, 1941.

591.17 Community forests;

definitions.

(1) The term “governing board” shall mean county commissioners, city commissioners, town councils, school boards, or any other governing body of counties, cities, towns, or school districts.

(2) The term “community forest” shall mean any forest area established under this law by a county, city, town, or school district.

(3) The term “forestry committee” shall mean the appointed committee for directing the activities of community forests.

(4) The term “counties, cities, towns” shall mean any recognized political subdivision of the state government.

(5) The term “school district” shall mean individual school districts of a county or vocational agricultural departments located in these districts.

(6) The term “forest products” shall mean any product produced from trees.

(7) The term “contiguous sale” shall mean sale of like forest products from adjoining areas that normally would be in the same sale area as determined by the forester on the forestry committee.

History. — s. 3, ch. 20902, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 69-300; s. 253, ch. 71-377; s. 205, ch. 77-104; s. 69, ch. 2012-7.

591.18 Community forests; purchase or establishment.

History. — s. 4, ch. 20902, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 70, ch. 2012-7.

591.19 Community forests; tax delinquent lands.

History. — s. 5, ch. 20902, 1941; ss. 14, 21, 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 155, ch. 71-355; s. 71, ch. 2012-7.

591.20 Community forests; forestry committee.

History. — s. 6, ch. 20902, 1941; s. 23, ch. 57-1; s. 19, ch. 63-400; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 72, ch. 2012-7.

591.21 Community forests; duties of forestry committee.

(1) It shall be the duty of the forestry committee to advise the governing board in acquiring, developing and managing the forest and in making contracts, agreements, and permits for and with the forest, and, if desirable, in hiring a qualified forester and laborers and in making rules and regulations for operating the forest.

(2) For any sale in excess of $100, the governing body shall ask for and receive open competitive bids and purchase from the lowest and best bidder. For sale of forest products in excess of $500 for the total contract, the sale shall be advertised in one issue each of 2 consecutive weeks in a county newspaper of general circulation, and the highest and best bid accepted. Contiguous sales shall not be made.

History. — s. 7, ch. 20902, 1941.

591.22 Community forests; appropriations.

History. — s. 8, ch. 20902, 1941.

591.23 Community forests; revenues, use.

History. — s. 9, ch. 20902, 1941; s. 1, ch. 57-790.

591.24 Community forests; fiscal reports.

History. — s. 10, ch. 20902, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 73, ch. 2012-7.

591.25 Community forests; fire protection, etc.

History. — s. 11, ch. 20902, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 74, ch. 2012-7.

591.26 Community forests; sale upon referendum approval.

History. — s. 12, ch. 20902, 1941.