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reasonable standards for the harvesting of forest crops as he shall deem 

 necessary to secure in such region a continuous succession of forest crops 

 of reasonable quantity and quality. 



(b) The regional forester of each forest region, with the approval of the 

 Forester, shall make, and may from time to time amend, local regulations, not 

 inconsistent with the regional regulations, establishing and defining as to' any 

 locality therein such reasonable standards for the harvesting of "forest crops 

 as he may deem necessary to secure in such locality a continuous succession 

 of forest crops of reasonable quantity and quality. 



(c) Standards established and defined by regional and local regulations under 

 subsections (a) and (b) of this section may include such measures as protection 

 of trees left standing, disposal of slash, reduction of fire hazards due to 

 harvesting, temporary reservation fromx harvesting of such trees as may be 

 necessary for the perpetuation' of forest growth, or, on the request of" the 

 operator approved by the Forester, subject to conditions prescribed in such 

 approval, reforestation by planting in lieu of such reservation, and the like. 



(d) Before the making of regional regulations as to any region under sub- 

 section (a) of this section, the Secretary shall seek the co-operation of an 

 advisory board as to such region, to consist of the State officials in charge of 

 forest work in the States concerned and one representative each from such 

 lumbermen's and wood-users' organizations as he may designate; and before 

 the making of local regulations under subsection (b) of this section the regional 

 forester shall seek the co-operation of a similar advisory board as to each locality, 

 such advisory boards, at their option, to function as standing advisory bodies 

 on matters relating to the practical application of the regulations and such 

 admendments to them as may from time to time be advisable. 



CLASSIFICATION .^ND RETURN' OF TAXABLE PRODUCTS 



Sec. 4. That every operator shall truly classify as standard products, or as 

 products below standard, all taxable products produced by him during each 

 year, and shall make return thereof as and when required by regulations under 

 subsection (a) of section 7 of this Act. 



INSTRUCTIONS IN 1922 



Sec. 5. That the Forester shall, so far as practicable, cause to be inspected 

 on the ground, during the calendar year 1922, harvesting operations on com- 

 mercial forest lands, for the purpose of instructing operators or their agents 

 on the ground in the method of applying the standards established by regulations 

 under section 3 of this Act. 



TAXES 



Sec. 6. That for each calendar year after 1921 there shall be levied, assessed, 

 and collected, and shall be paid by every operator, an excise tax on the privilege 

 or franchise of conducting the business of harvesting forest crops on com- 

 mercial forest lands, measured by the quantities of taxable products produced 

 by him in such year, as follows: For the calendar year 1922, at the rate of 5 

 cents per thousand board feet standard log scale in respect of all taxable 

 products ; and for each and every calendar year thereafter at the rate of 5 

 cents per thousand board feet standard log scale in respect of standard products, 

 and at the rate of $o per thousand board feet standard log scale in respect of 

 products below standard. 



RETURN AND PAYMENTS 



Sec. 7. (a) That on or before the 15th day of March, 1923, and each year 

 thereafter, each operator shall make, under oath, return for the preceding 

 calendar year, stating specifically the quantities, in board feet standard log 

 scale, of standard products and of products below standard, respectively, pro- 



