PUBLIC CONTROL OF PRIVATE FORESTS IX NORWAY 499 



This assessment must be paid to the treasurer of the community, who 

 deposits it at interest in an authorized savings bank to the credit of 

 the forest owner concerned. Reimbursement from this deposit is 

 made at regular intervals to the owner for his outlay in promoting the 

 reproduction of the forest, and the balance is returned to him on cer- 

 tification by the county forester, or by another man familiar with for- 

 ests, designated by the prefect of the county, that further work is no 

 longer necessary. 



c;. In order to carry out the regulations, the community council is 

 required to appoint a forest coimcil of five residents of the district, 

 at least three of whom must be forest owners. This forest council is 

 charged with ;aipervising the execution of the regulations, including 

 the aL-pointment of inspectors and the preparation of instructions for 

 their guidance. These inspectors are paid by the community concerned, 

 one-half of the amount so paid being refunded by the State treasury. 

 In addition, the regulations may provide that forest owners must pay 

 the inspector who handles the marking, instructions, or other similar 

 work for them. 



6. In all forests not subject to public control under regulations 

 adopted by the local communities the cutting for sale or industrial use 

 of coniferous trees less than 20 centimeters (nearly 8 inches) in 

 maximum diameter outside of the bark at i^ meters (nearly 5 

 feet) above the root collar is prohibited. Exceptions are, however, 

 made in the case of dead, windfallen, suppressed, unthrifty, or dam- 

 aged trees or trees which should be cut for the good of the forest. 

 These can be removed after designation by a State forest supervisor 

 or county forester, or one of their assistants, or by one of the commu- 

 nity inspectors. All such trees must be marked on root collar and 

 trunk with a marking axe approved by the community council or by 

 the county forestry society. 



7. In order to carry out this general provision, the community coun- 

 cil is required to apppoint a forest council consisting of five res- 

 idents of the community, at least three of whom must be forest 

 owners, or to serve itself as the forest council. This forest coun- 

 cil must see that the law is carried into effect and must report vio- 

 lations to the police. For this purpose it appoints the necessary 

 number of inspectors and prepares instructions for them. The coun- 

 cil must be notified of every cutting for sale or industrial use at 

 least 14 days before marking, or, when marking is not to be em- 

 ployed, before cutting is started, Whoever carries out the marking 

 or gives instructions has the right to require the leaving of such trees 



