§ 12.06. Gathering miscellaneous forest products on county land; treaty rights participants.

(1)

Any treaty rights participant interested in gathering firewood, tree bark, maple sap, lodge poles, boughs, marsh hay or other miscellaneous forest products, except fruits, seeds or berries not enumerated in County ordinances, from County land shall obtain a County gathering permit from the County forestry office. The County shall respond to the gathering permit request no later than 14 days after receipt of the request. The gathering permit shall indicate the location of the material to be gathered, the volume of material to be gathered and conditions on the gathering of the material necessary for conservation of the timber and miscellaneous forest products on the County land or for public health or safety.

(2)

The County may not deny a request to gather miscellaneous forest products on County property under this section unless:

(a)

The gathering is inconsistent with the management plan for that property;

(b)

The gathering will conflict with the preexisting rights of a permittee or other person possessing an approval to conduct an activity on the property, including a contractor of the County; or

(c)

The gathering is otherwise inconsistent with conservation or public health or safety.

(O-34-91)