1. The commission may administer a forest landowner cost-share incentive program to promote sustainable forestry on private lands. Such program may provide reimbursement cost share for up to fifty percent of the cost of precommercial forestry activities on eligible lands. Eligible forestry activities shall be carried out in accordance with best management practices and sustainable forestry principles.

2. Any forest landowner may submit a program application to the state forester on forms provided by the commission. Application procedures and acceptance criteria shall be specified by the commission.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 254.225

  • Best management practices: forest management practices, as defined by the commission in consultation with the clean water commission, that ensure protection of water quality. See Missouri Laws 254.020
  • Commission: the conservation commission of Missouri being responsible for the control, management, restoration, conservation, and regulation of the bird, fish, game, forestry, and all wildlife resources of the state isMissouri Laws 254.020
  • Person: any individual, male or female, singular or plural, of whatever age. See Missouri Laws 254.020
  • Precommercial forestry activities: proper forest management activities, as defined by the commission, that do not generate an immediate profit for the landowner. See Missouri Laws 254.020
  • State forester: the administrative head of the state forestry program. See Missouri Laws 254.020
  • Sustainable forestry principles: forest management activities, as defined by the commission, that ensure efficient use and continued availability of forest resources. See Missouri Laws 254.020

3. No application for such program shall be accepted for a tract of land containing less than forty acres. The total amount of incentives provided to any person shall not exceed five thousand dollars in any calendar year.

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